The Reason the Palestinian Authority Doesn’t Want Cameras on the Temple Mount
It's not Jews who are desecrating al-Aqsa.
November 4, 2015
Why Is the 21st Century Turning into an Era of Religious Violence?
A conversation about de-secularization.
Jonathan Sacks speaks about the return of religious violence in the 21st century, which, he argues, is an era of “de-secularization.” He also discusses, among other topics, the “sibling rivalry” among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, why Islam has lately become the source of so much religious violence, and the role played by digital communication in the resurgence of fundamentalism. (Interview by Walter Russell Mead. Video, 72 minutes.)
November 4, 2015
Israel’s Improving Relations with the Gulf States, and Their Limitations
Economic, intelligence, and diplomatic ties exist, below the radar.
Why Is Iran Holding an Iranian-American Businessman Hostage?
Ideology and paranoia will trump all.
The Mystery of Rome’s Jewish Library, Plundered by the Nazis
Most of it has not been found.
Why Is the 21st Century Turning into an Era of Religious Violence?
A conversation about de-secularization.