Month: October 2010

Watching Iranian President Ahmadinejad gallivant through hapless Lebanon called to mind the biting Hebrew saying, dating back to the first-century Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yohai, that “the work of the righteous is done for them by others.” The implication that Jews should not worry about practical matters but focus instead on fulfilling God’s desires prehaps originated as

When arsonists attacked a mosque at Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, they left behind singed copies of the Koran and burned prayer rugs alongside graffiti messages that announced “revenge,” “a mosque must be burned,” and “price tag.” “Price tag” is a term used by radical settlers who say they are determined to exact a price