When It Comes to the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, China Sides against Israel—and against the Jews
Anti-Semitism in the service of anti-Americanism.
June 23, 2021
When Jerusalem Stood between the Byzantine and Persian Empires
A trove of coins sheds light on a little-known episode.
In the 6th century BCE, Cyrus the Great famously conquered the Land of Israel, making possible the rebuilding of the Second Temple. Less well known is the Persian conquest of Jerusalem from the Byzantine empire, more than a millennium later. The invading Persian armies were even joined by a Jewish force eager to help wrest the Holy Land from Christian control. A recent study of a large cache of Roman coins, known as solidi, discovered in Jerusalem’s Givati parking-lot excavation several years ago, has revealed some rare evidence of this episode. David Hendin writes:
June 23, 2021
When Anti-Racism Encourages Anti-Semitism
A dialogue on prejudice in 21st-century America.
Recent Polling Data Suggest That U.S. Support for Israel Remains Strong
What the doomsayers get wrong.
The Anti-Utopian Message of God’s Revelation amid Lightning and Thunder
Why the biblical Deity isn’t like Zeus or Thor.
When Jerusalem Stood between the Byzantine and Persian Empires
A trove of coins sheds light on a little-known episode.