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Who, Us?

In full control of Gaza since 2007, Hamas has learned the art of disavowing responsibility for the attacks on Israel launched under its watch.Who Knows Four?

Bar Ilan University unveils four rare Haggadahs, from Italy, India, Germany, and London. (Video)The Folly of Modern Pacifism

"Welcome to hell," read graffiti on the road to Jenin, where a half-Jewish, half-Palestinian peace activist tried to build a utopia of tolerance. The result?God’s Mountain

Followers of the Bahai faith, persecuted in Iran but welcomed in Israel, have unveiled a $6-million renovation of their best-known shrine.Was the Last Supper a Seder?

Repeated by many and rarely doubted, a claim about Jesus' last meal may well be incorrect.A Window of Hope

The longstanding truism was that, unlike "us," the Arab and Muslim peoples of the Middle East had no real desire for freedom. Many have put their lives on the line to inform us otherwise.How Many Arab Refugees?

The number of Palestinian Arabs fleeing their homes during the 1948 war has proved an intractable bone of contention; here, an attempt at calculating the numbers accurately.Matzah’s Rise

The evolution of unleavened bread in the age of automated baking.Modern Martyr?

A new biography of Amedeo Modigliani, overrated as a figurative artist, angles to impute nobility to his self-destructive life of women, drugs, and disease.