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Hamas Fires Rockets From Ancient Church Sheltering Refugees
Hamas used a Greek Orthodox Church sheltering hundreds of Palestinians who fled their homes to escape Israeli shelling to launch rockets from the Gaza...
How Church Attendance Affects American Attitudes Toward Israel
Israel benefits from the fact that Americans remain in large part a religious people. But declining "Žreligiosity bodes ill for the Jewish state. What role does religion play in American attitudes towards Israel? An analysis by...
The Morally Confused World of Atheist Mathematician Jason Rosenhouse
Jason Rosenhouse is a Professor of Mathematics at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In a recent post on Evolution Blog, Dr. Rosenhouse makes a rather astounding statement about the relationship between one's views on...
It is Completely Moral to Fight a Justified War
When a civilized country determines that for the sake of self-protection and survival it must retaliate against aggression or embark on war, the primary goal of its military should be the destruction of the threats...
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones
Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most ...
From Welfare to Warfare
As Operation Protective Edge enters its third week, we have now seen four incidents in...
How Islamic Are Muslims?
Islamic law demands much of Muslims; how successfully do they fulfill its precepts? Scheherazade S. Rehman...
A Radical New Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Change the Education System
Those at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) who voted to condemn Israel in...
Pro-Israel Muslims Seek Alternative to Radical Islam as a Means for Peace
JNS.org - Jews around the world were inspired last month when Arab-Israeli teenager Mohammad Zoabi...
Hamas Fires Rockets From Ancient Church Sheltering Refugees
Hamas used a Greek Orthodox Church sheltering hundreds of Palestinians who fled their homes to escape Israeli shelling to launch rockets from the Gaza Strip, according...
How Church Attendance Affects American Attitudes Toward Israel
Israel benefits from the fact that Americans remain in large part a religious people. But declining "Žreligiosity bodes ill for the Jewish state. What role does...
The Morally Confused World of Atheist Mathematician Jason Rosenhouse
Jason Rosenhouse is a Professor of Mathematics at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In a recent post on Evolution Blog, Dr. Rosenhouse makes a...
It is Completely Moral to Fight a Justified War
When a civilized country determines that for the sake of self-protection and survival it must retaliate against aggression or embark on war, the primary goal...
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones
Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most important fast day in the Jewish calendar, after Yom Kippur....
From Welfare to Warfare
As Operation Protective Edge enters its third week, we have now seen four incidents in the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas that...
How Islamic Are Muslims?
Islamic law demands much of Muslims; how successfully do they fulfill its precepts? Scheherazade S. Rehman and Hossein Askari of Georgetown University provide an answer in...
A Radical New Approach to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Change the Education System
Those at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) who voted to condemn Israel in the harshest terms, are, as usual, the nations with the...
Pro-Israel Muslims Seek Alternative to Radical Islam as a Means for Peace
JNS.org - Jews around the world were inspired last month when Arab-Israeli teenager Mohammad Zoabi cloaked himself in an Israeli flag and spoke into a...
Jewish Warfare: A Traditional Perspective
In the timely hour of battle between Israel and its neighbors, it is helpful to recall the timeless principles of warfare set out in the...
Making Aliyah During Wartime
JNS.org - Of the 228 souls who emerged from El Al Flight LY 3004 on the morning of July 22 at Ben Gurion Airport,...
Christians United For Israel Comes Through at a Critical Moment
Recent events have propelled Christians United for Israel (CUFI) to the front row of pro-Israel organizations. The group advertised last week's Washington D.C. Summit, held July 21, as...
Presbyterian Church Criticizes Israel, Remains Silent on Brutal Anti-Christian Persecution in Middle East
Days before the recent Israel/Hamas conflict erupted, the Presbyterian Church USA withdrew $21 million worth of investments from Israel because, as spokesman Heath Rada put...
Opinion: President Obama’s Moral Ambiguity on Hamas
Elie Wiesel is one of my greatest heroes and I've been lucky to have a warm friendship with him. I would rarely consider disagreeing with...
