Analysis
Sex and the Moabite girl
May 15, 2013 — The Book of Ruth read on Shavuot contains probably the most explicit love scene in the Bible
How the Iraq war became a war on Christians
May 13, 2013 — And why supporting Syria’s rebels may extinguish Christianity in its oldest environs
Islam expert warns Christians may completely disappear from Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt
May 10, 2013 — Persecution and mass exodus of millions of Chiristians from Islamic world is now an epidemic
Confident strikes on Syria send a message to a nervous US
May 7, 2013 — Washington wary of striking at Iran’s nukes; Israel shows the consequences can be minimal
Arab peace initiative: Major development or scam?
May 2, 2013 — Could amended formula for two-state solution yield a breakthrough? Maybe, but…
Sporadic rocket fire from Gaza shows IDF’s deterrence eroding
April 29, 2013 — In the five months since Pillar of Defense, 18 missiles have been fired at Israel
Hezbollah sending drone into Israeli air space a dangerous publicity stunt
April 26, 2013 — Meant to remind Lebanese of its jihad against Israel, distract from bloody part in Syrian civil war
There’s no Palestinian ‘Plan B,’ just an unrealistic ‘Study 13′
April 25, 2013 — Abbas has no clear strategy for ‘the day after’ Kerry’s effort to restart peace talks fails
Air-raid sirens on Israel’s Memorial Day evoke clarion call for Jewish People
April 15, 2013 — Like the shofar, blaring symbolizes link to shared history
Too much of a good thing? Palestinians realize downsides of foreign aid boom
April 2, 2013 — Soaring food insecurity and shrinking GDP show Palestinians aid dependence is unsustainable
What really happened in Jerusalem
April 2, 2013 — Obama: If any Israeli parent sat down with Palestinian kids, they’d want them to succeed
Egypt’s Coptic Christians must be protected from sectarian violence
March 29, 2013 — A rise in religious tensions in the town of Wasta highlights government’s failure to protect Copts
