American history teaches about the Quasi-War. This was also known as, “The Undeclared War with France.” Sometimes it is called the “Pirate Wars” and other times the “Half War.” Regardless, it was an undeclared Naval war between the…
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Early Humans Were Lighting Fire in England 400,000 Years Ago
Over 400,000 years ago, a species of early human was lighting fires in Suffolk, archaeologists reported on Wednesday in Nature.
The report on the hominins of prehistoric Barnham, apparently early Neanderthals, by was published in Nature. It is the…
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The Politics of Breasts in Ancient Greece and Rome
Greco-Roman society celebrated the penis as a man’s essential attribute, which came with privileges, power, social expectations, as well as responsibilities. This was a man’s world: everything was controlled and curated by the patriarchal system,…
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One year after Assad: Is the West celebrating a mirage?
December 8 marks the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and the arrival in power of Ahmed al-Sharaa. It is a date that many Western capitals celebrate as the beginning of a new era: a Syria finally turning toward…
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The Mirage of Imported Peace
“Peace will come when the Arabs love their children more than they hate us.” (Golda Meir) For decades, world leaders have promised peace for the Middle East, often with dramatic signatures, photo ops, and declarations of “a new era.”…
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Covenant as a Separative Operator: Against Soft Universalism
ואתם תהיו לי ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש I want this line to stand first on its own. Not as a devotional ornament and not as a friendly interfaith slogan, but as a conceptual Event that disrupts a comfortable habit of…
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The Maghreb Nuclear Trap: Why the IAEA’s New Deal is a Strategic Catastrophe
On December 9, 2025, the world witnessed a bureaucratic photo op that may one day be remembered as the moment the nuclear fuse was lit in North Africa. In a virtual ceremony, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael…
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The Sound of Silence That Failed Yosef
Parashat Vayeishev In our world today, studies continue to reveal a painful truth: when people witness harm, many choose to stand aside. They watch, they hope it will pass, they convince themselves that staying silent is safe. Yet the Torah…
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The Netanyahu Trials – A Case Study in Lawfare
For years, many Israelis and commentators abroad spoke about Netanyahu as if his guilt was already established, and the trials were expected to simply ratify what his opponents had long claimed. In this atmosphere, the democratic principle of…
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Caring for Israel’s reservists and their families is an economic imperative
When Israeli reservists return home from their military service, re-entering civilian life is often no simple matter. Coming back to their families, communities, and workplaces, they are altered by experiences and even trauma that leave a lasting…
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