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This piece is an adapted extract from Ittay Flescher’s upcoming book, The Holy and the Broken: A Cry for Peace from a Land That Must Be Shared.
Israel integrated Jews forced to join them from those Arab counties. If justice is to be done, those Palestinians should be relocated out of their refugee camps and resettled in those same countries.
The enforcement of the Geneva Conventions lies in states themselves, and therein lies the weak spot in IHL: The laws seem to protect on paper but are difficult to enforce in practice.
In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels to charity, Purim is a time of carnivals and masquerades.
In the Scroll of Esther, revenge is a powerful theme, but just as clearly one that leads to confusion and tragedy.
Medieval megillot were beautifully illuminated. Why? Because God’s name is not mentioned.
Iranians are distrustful of the fake opposition and sick and tired of treasonous acts that they represent and support.
Gaza, if it were to rehabilitate according to Donald Trump’s plan, could become known as “Little Dubai.”
By tying the expansion of the Abraham Accords to Gaza’s reconstruction, a window of opportunity has opened, and it is imperative that all sides rush to take advantage.
The ideas that Donald Trump promotes are so disconnected from reality, that they remind us that salvation will not come from the other side of the world.