Israeli officials believed the terrorist organization would struggle to recover and return all the hostages but one. Yet the very fact that it managed to do so reveals something that should deeply trouble all of us.

Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood led to Bondi Beach.

Raad Saad deliberately sought refuge in sensitive facilities and densely populated areas, including mosques and hospitals, exploiting worshippers and patients as human shields.

Frustrated consumers turn to illegal downloads as subscription fatigue and content fragmentation drive the biggest piracy wave in decades.

Precisely when everything seems lost, in Joseph’s pit, in the rebels’ caves, or in an alienating exile, the seed of our redemption is sown. On the Hasmoneans and the difference between religious freedom and political independence, on Jonathan the forgotten hero, and on how the story of Joseph and Judah illuminates the storms of our present lives.