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Autumn 5768 / 2007, no. 30From the Editors:Show of ForceBy Noah Pollak Currents:Newton in JerusalemBy William Kolbrener What the founder of modern physics had to say about biblical metaphysics. Essays:No Friends But the MountainsBy Michael J. Totten A visit to Kurdistan reveals an autonomous people ready for an alliance with America and Israel. Ethical Dilemmas in Counterterrorism By Moshe Yaalon Israel's self-image as a moral nation with a right to survive has been put to a severe test. Old Fears, New Threats By Uriya Shavit Europe's fears of Islam are reminiscent of the old anti-semitism--but not as much as some people think. Readings:Rabbi Akiva's OptimismBy Meir Soloveichik The legendary sage had more going for him than wisdom. Reviews:We Forget Thee, JerusalemReviewed by Emmanuel Navon "How Dreadful is this Place!" Holiness, Politics, and Justice in Jerusalem and the Holy Places in Israel by Shmuel Berkovits General Disarray Reviewed by Yagil Henkin Captives in Lebanon: The Truth About the Second Lebanon War by Ofer Shelah and Yoav Limor Not Great Reviewed by James Kirchick God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Chistopher Hitchens Correspondence:South Africa, circumcision, etc. |
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 God's Alliance with ManBy adopting the features of ancient treaties, the Bible effected a revolution in the way we relate to God and to each other. |
 The Haredim: A DefenseHow scholars have misunderstood the ultra-Orthodox. |
 The Gaza Flotilla and the New World DisorderINGOs are trying to reshape world politics at the expense of the nation-state. |
 The Political Legacy of Theodor HerzlBefore the melting pot, a different vision of the Jewish state. |
 The Magician of LjubljanaThe totalitarian dreams of Slavoj Žižek. |