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July 20
The Temple Mount Terrorist Attack Exposes the Real Reasons behind Palestinian “Rage”The Coming Terrorist DiasporaIsrael’s Diplomatic Battle with the U.S. over LebanonJudaism’s Many Rules, and the Hierarchy of Values They RepresentNew Discoveries Support the Biblical Account of the Razing of Gezer
July 19
Time Is Running Out to Stop Iran’s Nuclear ProgramThe Israeli Left Rejects Its Radical WingRelations between Israel and Europe Are Better Than They SeemAn Inside Look at Israel’s War on Terror through the Small ScreenHow the “Soloveitchik Prayer Book” Loses Sight of J.B. Soloveitchik’s Perspective on Prayer
July 18
The Syria Cease-Fire Poses a Threat to IsraelHow the Modernization of the Middle East Went Terribly Wrong
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Gertrude Himmelfarb, historian of Victorian Britain and of the 18th-century Enlightenment, has lately devoted special attention to Jewish history and culture. What’s the connection?

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There is a liberal slant in biblical studies, but it has an older and more persistent source than merely the general liberalism or leftism of today’s academy.

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Thinking about Suspending Support for Israel Over the Western Wall and Conversion Disputes? Think Again.

Thinking about Suspending Support for Israel Over the Western Wall and Conversion Disputes? Think Again.

Furious and extreme proposals in response to two Israeli government decisions are ill-reasoned and immature.

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Looking back at the founding moments of the state of Israel with the father of the current prime minister.

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The Prospect for Russia’s Jews

 Outwardly secure and flourishing, the community is a fraction of its former size and dwindling. What troubles the minds of those who stay?
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