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E Pluribus Unum?

The United States requires all publicly funded schools to be secular, but several European governments provide public funding to religious schools.  Which model is better?License to Drill

This is one Hanukkah when Israel doesn't have to worry about running out of oil.  But there are diplomatic minefields to cross before it can exploit its offshore reserves.Building Bridges to Beijing

China's sympathies seem to lie with the Iranians and Palestinians, but its economic and military ties with Israel are growing apace.  Can Israel win China's heart?Philanthropy Discovered

"We serve in the army and pay high taxes.  We think we give a lot."  But many Israelis are changing their minds and starting to donate to private charities.A Habsburg Hanukkah

How did the ornamental headgear of an Imperial soldier, emblazoned with the double-headed eagle, emblem of the Holy Roman Emperor, come to be a hanukkiah?A Writer’s Story

“When I set out to write my Argentina book,” recalls Nathan Englander, “I was going to write a Jew-free novel.”  But “the Jews, they just got in everywhere.” (Interview by Kevin Nance)The Phony Cyberwar

Despite the hype following the success of the Stuxnet and Flame viruses in slowing Iran's nuclear program, cyberwarfare is not the strategic game-changer it’s been made out to be.Hanukkah Musings

From whether a convert can recite the Al ha-Nisim blessing to how to eat a donut, here are the answers to Hanukkah questions you never thought to ask. (E-book)Broken Accords

By seeking and winning UN observer status, the Palestinians abrogated the terms of the Oslo Accords.  So, why should Israel be expected to uphold them?The First Hellenist

The Maccabees warred against the Seleucids and their Hellenized Jewish allies.  But Judaean Hellenism began earlier, under the Ptolemies—and was not so bad for the Jews.