Why the IDF Shouldn’t Adopt a “Turn-the-Other-Cheek” Policy
Slapping and kicking soldiers must not go unpunished.
December 26, 2017
Why the IDF Shouldn’t Adopt a “Turn-the-Other-Cheek” Policy
Slapping and kicking soldiers must not go unpunished.
Last week, a video circulated the Internet of a Palestinian teenager named Ahed Tamimi insulting and taunting two Israeli soldiers. When they didn’t respond, she proceeded to slap, shove, and kick them while her friends videotaped the scene and encouraged her. The incident concluded only when they walked away, although Tamimi was subsequently arrested and is now in custody. Hillel Frisch argues that the IDF does itself no favors by letting such behavior go unpunished:
December 26, 2017
Swedish Secularism Targets Jewish Homeschoolers
Sweden won’t defend Jews’ physical security, but it will assault their religious freedom.
Evangelical Christians, Israel, and the Jews
A strong alliance, but one threatened by generational shifts.
Two New Works of Biblical Scholarship Demonstrate the Plausibility of Ancient Convictions
Why did God stop talking to people? And did the Exodus really happen?
The Latest “Star Wars” Movie Makes Mistakes about Religion That Should Feel Familiar to American Jews
Reform Jediism.