
David Werdiger looks back at the Sykes-Picot agreement after World War I which was the blueprint for the modern Middle East. It put stability ahead of human rights, and managed to…
David Werdiger looks back at the Sykes-Picot agreement after World War I which was the blueprint for the modern Middle East. It put stability ahead of human rights, and managed to…
With a creative thought experiment, David Werdiger asks why the Muslim world has not been vocal in its opposition to the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). [Published on Times of Israel, J-Wire,…
David Werdiger looks to the weekly Torah reading and the famous words of the gentile prophet Bilaam for a deeper understanding of what Judaism says about the dangers of Facebook and…
Following a visit, David Werdiger reflects on changes in society in France and Turkey that make things uncomfortable for Jews, and how they are adapting to a new reality [Algemeiner]