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Aug 25, 2026, 5:52 PM

Israel Must Win the Story Before the Question Is Asked

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For decades, Israel’s public advocacy has largely operated in reactive mode. A war begins, a terrorist attack takes place or an accusation is leveled, and Israel scrambles to respond. Officials appear on television to explain military operations, rebut allegations...

Aug 25, 2026, 12:05 PM

The Old City Belonged to Everyone Except Me

I used to despise the Old City of Jerusalem. It felt intimidating, heavy, tense. Everyone seemed to belong to some tribe I did not belong to, dressed for a ritual I could not relate to, heading somewhere with absolute purpose. There...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 25, 2026, 5:42 AM

A Middle East Peace Corps.

The Shepherd’s Test — and an institutional architecture for peace The Middle East does not suffer from a shortage of history. It suffers from too much history weaponised against the present. Every stone can become evidence. Every ancestry can become a claim....

Aug 24, 2026, 6:06 PM

Why Is White Theology Just Called ‘Theology’?

White Theology and White Power James Cone called his 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power. The title located the theology before the reader reached the first page. Cone was writing from the Black experience in America, particularly the effort...

Aug 23, 2026, 11:49 AM

Sunrise in a Closed Military Zone

When I arrived at the outskirts of Taybeh it was already dark. Two activists named Ben and Yair picked me up from the bus stop and explained the new reality: The entire town of Taybeh is now a closed...

Aug 21, 2026, 8:15 PM

When Defending Christians Turns into Antisemitism

St. Anthony's Church in Jaffa on August 16, 2026. (Israel Police)

In recent months, there has been a concerted campaign on social media to portray Israel as the leading country in the Middle East where Christians are persecuted. The supposed evidence consists of several regrettable incidents that have taken place...

Adrienne Skolnik

Aug 17, 2026, 12:49 PM

The Real Mamdani Vote

There is a misconception as to which religious population’s vote caused the election of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Misleading comments have been made that it was the Jewish vote that won him this victory. Truth be told, not only...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 17, 2026, 12:08 AM

Did Vikings Reach Israel Long Before the Crusades?

While our title invites a simple answer, the historical record resists one. Our contemporary imagination of the Viking Age remains fundamentally captive to popular culture; cinematic narratives such as Vikings and The Last Kingdom continuously reify the historical trope of...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 16, 2026, 12:12 PM

Rafael Nadal and Inner Stability

Ritual, Rhythm, and the Mind: Nadal, the Five Prayers, and the Architecture of Inner Stability There is a moment before every Rafael Nadal serve that feels almost liturgical. He adjusts his shorts. Touches his nose. Pulls his shirt. Taps his left shoulder, then his...

Aug 14, 2026, 6:20 PM

The Non Apartheid State of Israel

Celebrating the Jewish Ethiopian Sigd holiday in Jerusalem. Photo, (c) T. Book, 2026

To call Israel an apartheid state is absurd as saying that there are equal rights to all peoples in any of the countries surrounding Israel. To call Israel an apartheid state is in the words of Colonel Richard Kemp: Not...

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