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The Long Withdrawal

All over the Muslim Middle East, Christians and Christianity are in fearful retreat.B’shallah: Earning Eternal Enmity

At the very end of this week's portion, the newly freed Israelites are attacked by Amalek. After the attack is rebuffed, and after Joshua, the Israelites' commanding officer, inflicts casualties on the aggressors, Moses declares (Exodus 17:16): "God will wage war against Amalek from generation to generation." Who were the Amalekites, and how did they earn God's eternal enmity? News from Shushan

The tomb of Mordecai and Esther in Iran is no longer a protected site. Will UNESCO step in?The Chameleon

Thirty years after his death, the French-Jewish novelist Romain Gary is in the public eye—though untangling his fabrications has proved a lengthy process.     The Martyred Thirty-Five

"This is the story I told my daughter Ruth as the fateful year of 1948 began." Remembering friends who went to help besieged Jews in the outskirts of war-torn Jerusalem.Eternal Love

The story of the New Jerusalem Orchestra, which fuses contemporary jazz, ancient piyyutim, and Middle Eastern rhythms. (Video.)The Shepherd Hotel

In a virtual tour, complete with photos and maps, a now-notorious site in Jerusalem is shown to be other than the "Palestinian landmark" it is claimed to be.Assisted Suicide

Who is hurt most when the Western press gives credence to anti-Israel propaganda?The Other Good Earth

Pearl S. Buck's Peony, written in 1948, tells the affecting story of a Chinese bondmaid sold into a Jewish family in Kaifeng.