Daily Archives: December 1, 2015


How Israel became a water superpower

Hikers near the Sea of Galilee, Israel’s largest freshwater lake (Yossi Zamir/Flash90) Seth M. Siegel, author of ‘Let There Be Water,’ hopes Israel’s world-class water practices create a ripple effect of peace BY SIMONA WEINGLASS December 1, 2015, 2:08 pm 9   When Seth M. Siegel, author of “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World” began his book tour, he expected to get a lot […]


Shari’a and Violence in American Mosques

Shari’a and Violence in American Mosques by Mordechai Kedar and David Yerushalmi Middle East Quarterly Summer 2011, pp. 59-72 (view PDF) Link to Original Article 367 How great is the danger of extremist violence in the name of Islam in the United States? Recent congressional hearings into this question by Rep. Peter King (Republican of New York), chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, have generated a firestorm […]