A Pair of Exhibitions Demonstrate How Biases Color the History of Jerusalem
For many, Jerusalem has always been less a window on the past than a kind of magic mirror on the present.
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When Is a “Religious War” Not Really a Religious War?
Is Jerusalem seeing a “religious war?” A day after last Tuesday’s terrorist attack that killed four worshippers…
Read MoreThe Jerusalem Tinderbox
I recorded this latest bloggingheads episode with Jerusalem lawyer Daniel Seidemann before Temple Mount activist…
Read MoreWhat Jerusalem Will Obama See?
On his first trip as president, will he see a theme park or reality?
Read MoreGod Bless You, Barbara Herz
A brief take on the platform God-bacle.
Read MoreRomney on Israel: More GOP Than LDS
Theologically and politically, Romney parted ways with LDS views on Islam and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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An End to the “Gentleman’s Agreement” on Israel?
For decades, American politicians have had a “gentleman’s agreement” regarding Jerusalem, Israel, and American Jews. On the one hand, all mainstream politicians kowtow to the (right-leaning) Jewish institutional community and mouth platitudes about Jerusalem being the capital of Israel. On the other hand, once they get into office, they realize that to put these platitudes into practice would lead to diplomatic chaos—and so they do next to nothing.
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The Hypocrisy in Protests against Ultra-Orthodox in Israel
In light of recent events in the small Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, many in the modern Jewish world have argued the haredim (ultra-Orthodox) have crossed a line.
Read MoreBeck’s Road to Jerusalem
Plans a “Restoring Courage” rally harkening not to Lincoln or King, but to Moses.
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Museum of (In)tolerance for Divided City
New Yorkers may be grappling with conflicting ideas about how best to honor the sacred real estate around Ground Zero, but they got nothing on Jerusalem, where a California-inspired Museum of Tolerance is being constructed on what is said to be the site of an ancient Muslim cemetery.
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