Quick: Name all Ten Commandments. Chances are, if you're like most Americans, you cannot, David Hazony, author of the new book, The Ten Commandments: How Our Most Ancient Moral Text Can Renew Modern Life, said.
"According to polls, only 40 percent of Americans can name more than four of them," said Hazony. Yet 90 percent of Americans have a strong op
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Reform called good for Egypt; bad for America, Israel
A posting has made the rounds on Facebook and Twitter in recent days: "Dear Egyptian Rioters: Please do not destroy the pyramids. We will not rebuild. Love, the Jews."
A humorous commentary, but the tongue-in-cheek post also points to a larger truth about the current turmoil in Egypt and its impact on Israel: A more open and freer Egyptian society would bring many positive democratic reforms to governance for its people, but it would most likely not usher in warmer relations with Israel.
A humorous commentary, but the tongue-in-cheek post also points to a larger truth about the current turmoil in Egypt and its impact on Israel: A more open and freer Egyptian society would bring many positive democratic reforms to governance for its people, but it would most likely not usher in warmer relations with Israel.
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