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Samson the Suicide Bomber?Friday, October 19, 2012 by Neil Forsyth | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Milton's Samson Agonistes turns the strongman’s revenge against the Philistines into a holy crusade. Does that make it an act of terror?Mounting Tension
Friday, October 19, 2012 by Daniel Tauber | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
When Israeli police arrest Jews for the crime of praying on the Temple Mount, they are subjecting peaceful citizens to the whims of a violent minority.Under A Tax
Friday, October 19, 2012 by Shaye J. D. Cohen | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
Vespasian's fiscus judaicus not only undermined the Temple by diverting tithes to the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, but may also have accelerated the break between Judaism and Christianity.
Cousins: Jews and Arabs Seek Each Other OutThursday, October 18, 2012 by Moshe Sokolow | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. So, it seems, is the rule governing Jews and Arabs: the farther apart they are from one another, the greater their mutual interest, while the greater their proximity, the more antagonistic they seem.