Alex Joffe is an archaeologist and historian. He holds a BA in History from Cornell University and an MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona and is a Shillman-Ginsburg Fellow at the Middle East Forum.
Alex Joffe
By Alex Joffe
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Community Is Judaism A Good Model For Islamic Reform?
Mustafa Akyol’s recent New York Times column, What Jesus Can Teach Today’s Muslims, bravely broaches one of the most important issues today: reform in Islam. The separation of church and state, the position of women, the role of violence— all of these factors and more must be addressed for the Muslim world to experience its…
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Community The Right of Palestinian Return Would Mean the End of Jewish Israel
Cultural primacy, no less than political independence, is an expression of Jewish power. In advocating for a magical convivium that would come about through the Palestinian “right of return,” Joshua Schreier and Mira Sucharov argue against both forms of Jewish power. Part of their argument is an appeal to the past. Jewish intellectuals have a…
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Culture Donald Fagen Completes His Trilogy
A ghostly presence with unknown intent has descended. The new album “Morph the Cat” isn’t so much a feline as a feeling — and a happy one at that, as the title song says, “bringing joy to New York City, Christmas without the chintzy stuff.” But don’t be fooled. With his musical partner of nearly…
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