The idea of nations as neatly bordered spaces can be traced partly to medieval maps of biblical Israel. In A Nutshell Medieval Christian maps showing the twelve tribes of Israel featured clear ...

For Israel, Kurdistan is part of its security, not a side cause. Kurdish regions in Syria, Iraq and Iran lie across the land ...

Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control. The Syrian Observatory for ...

In the earlier part of this series, I looked at Western responses to Israel through various theological lenses—premillennial, postmillennial, amillennial, covenantal, and dispensational. In this piece ...

Advocating for precise maps of Israel is a small act with a big impact, argues a father and writer. The moment that led to me being threatened with having my daughter booted out of her temple ...

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation through the Science and Technology Studies (STS) Program, award #1152322. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations ...

Israel’s major early-morning attack on Iran killed military leaders and scientists, damaged the country’s nuclear facilities and escalated long-running tensions in the region. More than 200 Israeli ...