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Terror at the King David

Sixty-five years ago this week, the bombing of the historic hotel and then-headquarters of the British Mandate led the British to reevaluate their long-term presence in Palestine.Neither Jew Nor Greek

A novelistic account of Brother Daniel, a notorious Jewish-born convert to Christianity, embraces the dissolution of distinctions—not only between Christians and Jews, but between murderers and victims.UNESCO’s Revisionism

Mired in anti-Jewish prejudice, the UN's cultural body classifies Rachel's tomb and Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs as mosques—and the great Jewish scholar and philosopher Maimonides as a Muslim.Last Resort

As Israel has demonstrated its ability to overcome military aggression against it, its enemies have chosen another method of attack.A Living, Humming Instrument

The great poet of cultural Zionism, Hayim Nahman Bialik (1873–1934), also gave voice to the predicament of loving religious Judaism while violating its norms. Cold Front

Iceland has an ignoble history of anti-Semitism, and its current left-wing government is exacerbating matters.A Threat to World Peace?

Jerusalem has invited construction bids on 336 housing units in two communities destined to remain part of Israel. The PA's response shows why peace negotiations are nowhere in sight.The Three-Week Challenge

The mourning rituals of the period leading up to Tisha b'Av (this year on August 9) are largely foreign territory to non-Orthodox Jews; but doesn't everyone know the meaning of loss?Coming of Age

The prolific Hebrew poet Leah Goldberg, born a century ago, was also the author of a piercing novel of adolescence and romance, now released in English.