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Myths & Facts: Online Exclusives

Myths and facts about the Arab-Israeli conflict published starting in 2024 that do not appear in the printed edition and are exclusively available online... read article

The Book of D'varim (Deuteronomy): Full Text

1:1 These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 1:2 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea... read article

Report on Human Rights Practices for 2001 Syria

Despite the existence of some institutions of democratic government, the political system places virtually absolute authority in the hands of the President. Former President Hafiz Al-Asad died on June 10, 2000, after 30 years in power. Immediately following Al-Asad's death, the Parliament amended the Constitution, reducing the mandatory minimum age of the President from 40 to 34 years old, which allowed his son Bashar Al-Asad legally to be eligible for nomination by the ruling Ba'th party. On July 10, 2000, Bashar was elected by referendum in which he ran unopposed and received 97.29 percent of the vote... read article

Hope-Simpson Report

United Kingdom 1 October 1930 PALESTINE. Palestine: Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development. By SIR JOHN HOPE SIMPSON, C.I.E. Presented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. October, 1930 LONDON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... read article

CB Terror Notes

(1) Berkowitz et al. are a little more conservative in their estimate, noting that "the adult LD50 [the dose fatal to 50% of the exposed population] is of the order of a millionth of a gram, making this material two or three orders of magnitude more toxic than the V-agent nerve gases" (1972: VIII-41). Later, they write: "Most certainly, not more than a few micrograms—perhaps even a fraction of a microgram—of pure type A toxin is sufficient to produce at least serious illness and slow convalescense; more probably, death" (1972: VIII-43).[Return](2) Berkowitz et al... read article

“Facing the Days Ahead”

Translation of Berl Katznelson's speech “Facing the Days Ahead” on Socialist Zionism... read article

The Vatican & the Holocaust: Preliminary Report on the Vatican During the Holocaust

Preface The International Catholic-Jewish Historical Commission (Historical Commission) is comprised of a group of three Catholic and three Jewish scholars appointed, respectively, by the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (Holy See’s Commission) and the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC), to whom we are submitting this preliminary report... read article

Lyndon Johnson Administration: State Department Documents from the 1967 War

The following documents are declassified communications from the State Department during the first few days of the 1967 war. 206. Telegram From the Commander of the Sixth Fleet (Martin) to the U.S.S. America and U.S.S. Saratoga/1/ June 8, 1967, 1339Z. /1/Source: Naval Security Group Files, Box 896, USS Liberty Pre-76 Inactive Files, Box 1, U.S.S... read article

Report on Human Rights Practices for 2005 - Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the Al Saud family without elected representative institutions at the national level and with a 2004 population of approximately 26.7 million of which an estimated 7 million were foreign citizens. On August 1, King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud ascended the throne upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud... read article

Tractate Avot: Chapter 1

MISHNA A. Moses received the Law on Sinai and delivered it to Joshua; Joshua in turn handed it down to the Elders (not to the seventy Elders of Moses' time but to the later Elders who have ruled Israel, and each of them delivered it to his successor); from the Elders it descended to the prophets (beginning with Eli and Samuel), and each of them delivered it to his successors until it reached the men of the Great Assembly. The last, named originated three maxims: "Be not hasty in judgment; Bring up many disciples; and, Erect safe guards for the Law." Tosephhta--Aboth of R. Nathan... read article

Tractate Bava Batra: Chapter 8

Rules and regulations concerning bequests to and inheritance by near and distant relatives, male and female slaves and their descendents first-born and husbands. One may or may not wish to bequeath his estate to strangers when he has children.Which wills must be considered and which wills must not. The dividing of an inheritance between grown-up and minor children, male or female. MISHNA I.: (Concerning inheritance, there is a difference between relatives... read article

United Nations: Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)

A discussion of the UN Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) and its recommendations to the UN General Assembly... read article

Country Reports on Human Rights Practice - 2003 -- Kuwait

Kuwait The national police, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Kuwait State Security (KSS) are responsible for internal security under the supervision of civilian authorities of the Ministry of Interior (MOI). Civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces; however, there were some instances in which elements of the security forces acted independently of government authority. Some members of the security forces committed human rights abuses... read article

Country Report on Human Rights Practice - 2003 -- Egypt

Egypt is a republic with Islam as the state religion. The National Democratic Party (NDP) has governed since its establishment in 1978. The NDP continues to dominate national politics and has maintained an overriding majority in the popularly elected People's Assembly and the partially elected Shura (Consultative) Council. In 1999, President Hosni Mubarak was reelected unopposed to a fourth 6-year term in a national referendum. The President appoints the Cabinet and the country's 26 governors and may dismiss them at his discretion... read article

Report on Human Rights Practices for 2018 - Syria

U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights in Syria for 2018... read article

The Book of Shemot (Exodus): Full Text

The full text of the Book of Shemot -- Exodus -- from the Old Testament... read article

Lyndon Johnson Administration: State Department Documents from the 1967 War

The following documents are declassified communications from the State Department during the first few days of the 1967 war. 149. Memorandum for the Record/1/ /1/Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Histories, Middle East Crisis, Vol. 3. Top Secret; [codeword not declassified]. Washington, November 17, 1968... read article

Report on Human Rights Practices for 2001 Kuwait

Kuwait is a constitutional, hereditary amirate ruled by princes (Amirs) drawn from the Al-Sabah family. The Al-Sabahs have governed in consultation with prominent commercial families and other community leaders for over 200 years. The 1962 Constitution provides for an elected National Assembly and details the powers of the Government and the rights of citizens, although the Constitution also permits the Amir to suspend any or all of its provisions by decree. Only 14.8 percent of citizens (males over the age of 21) have the right to vote... read article

Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006 - Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran, with a population of approximately 68 million, is a constitutional, theocratic republic in which Shi'a Muslim clergy dominate the key power structures. Article Four of the constitution states that "All laws and regulations…shall be based on Islamic principles." Government legitimacy is based on the twin pillars of popular sovereignty (Article Six) and the rule of the Supreme Jurisconsulate, or Supreme Leader (Article Five). The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dominated the tricameral structure of government (legislative, executive, and judicial branches)... read article

Report on Human Rights Practices for 2019 - Syria

The 2019 State Department Report on Human Rights in Syria... read article