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Kafka’s TrialFriday, October 19, 2012 by Matthew Kalman | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
The author wanted them burnt and for almost 90 years they have been kept under lock and key; but thanks to an Israeli court ruling, Franz Kafka's papers will soon be open to the public.From the Front Lines
Friday, October 19, 2012 by Jonathan Spyer | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Picks
"It is quite possible that the Syrian insurgents may choose to strike back at Hezbollah in Lebanon itself at some stage . . . Hezbollah and the FSA are already at war." (Interview by Michael J. Totten)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.