Do Jerusalem’s Palestinians Want a Palestinian State?
Half would prefer to be citizens of a Jewish one.
August 26, 2015
Too much harmony can be a problem.
According to the book of Deuteronomy (21:18-21), the “wayward and rebellious son” is to be punished with death for his gluttony, drunkenness, and filial disobedience. The Talmud, in analyzing the passage, raises the bar for conviction so high that, the rabbis assert, no one has ever been executed for this crime and ever will be. Nonetheless, writes Jeffrey Saks, there is something to be learned from the Talmud’s discussion of this case:
Half would prefer to be citizens of a Jewish one.
Yes—even those who normally eschew politics.
Funding BDS, condemning Israel, and imposing embargoes.
Too much harmony can be a problem.
The 624th anniversary of a massacre.
According to the book of Deuteronomy (21:18-21), the “wayward and rebellious son” is to be punished with death for his gluttony, drunkenness, and filial disobedience. The Talmud, in analyzing the passage, raises the bar for conviction so high that, the rabbis assert, no one has ever been executed for this crime and ever will be. Nonetheless, writes Jeffrey Saks, there is something to be learned from the Talmud’s discussion of this case:
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