Congress Has a Chance to Set Iran Policy Right—But Will It?
Bad Iran legislation is worse than no Iran legislation.
December 12, 2017
What Was a Carving of a Menorah Doing in a Crusader Sugar Factory?
First it was part of a tomb, then of a mosque.
In 2009, archaeologists in Tiberias discovered a large basalt door with a seven-branched menorah carved into it. Although the style of the door and the carving were typical of Jewish tombs built between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE, the carving became part of a staircase in a complex built much later by Crusaders. Now the archaeologists have a theory of how it got there, writes Amanda Borschel-Dan:
December 12, 2017
In Sweden, an Outpouring of Anti-Semitism—for Which Officials Blame Israel
A pattern of persecution and savagery that has been systematically ignored, denied, or played down by the news media and public officials.
In Jerusalem, Calm Prevails, Despite Dire Warnings and Palestinian Threats
Days of rage? Not really.
A Major Novel by a Lithuanian Jewish Writer Finally Finds Its Way to English
Shtetl Love Song.
What Was a Carving of a Menorah Doing in a Crusader Sugar Factory?
First it was part of a tomb, then of a mosque.