The fifth weekly biblical portion in Deuteronomy is Shoftim, “Judges.” The rabbis who were descendants of the ancient Pharisees viewed this portion as supporting the Pharisees’ views, rather than ...
The death of Ayatollah Khamenei should have been a moment of moral clarity. After four decades of theocratic rule, a regime that funded Hamas and Hezbollah, called for death to America and Israel, ...
After two female soldiers were chased in Bnei Brak, something sacred was fractured. What happens when Israel no longer feels like one nation?
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The State must act

Recall that, in response to the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Melissa, the Government of Jamaica enacted emergency laws, including declaring the entire island a “threatened area” and later a ...
Mention the word Samaritan and your understanding may be shaped by Revd Chad Varah and the listening Samaritans in Britain.
18th Street or “Barrio 18,” is one of the most notorious and violent gangs in the Western Hemisphere. The group started back in the 1960s after Clanton 14, one of the oldest Hispanic gangs in the city ...
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) today announced the modernisation of State of Origin international eligibility rules to reflect the continued growth and global strength of Rugby League.
Indigenous slavery, which lasted for centuries, has gone by many names. A new public history project wants us to see it for what it was.
State of Origin’s global footprint will grow in 2027 following the confirmation that New Zealand will host its first-ever State of Origin match next year at Eden Park, Auckland. The Australian Rugby ...
In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as ...
Mary Stuart's father reportedly predicted that the Scottish throne would end with a woman. But no one could have foreseen the ...
Author and philosopher Albert Camus died in a car crash in 1960, aged just 46. But the existential, moral and political ...