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Andrew Lawler is a journalist and author of Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City. He is a contributing writer for Science, a contributing editor for Archaeology, and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and Smithsonian. For more, see www.andrewlawler.com.
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One Simple Way Israel Can Avoid Sparking a Holy War
KEEPING THE FAITHIsrael can show the world its war is with Hamas, not the Muslim world, by pledging to protect the sanctity of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Jews as the Temple Mount.

‘Indiana Jones’ Rabbi Thought He Found Ark of the Covenant
EXCERPTOne month after “Raiders of the Lost Ark” premiered in the United States, a real-life version of Indiana Jones’ adventure unfolded beneath the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem.

Sorry, Alt Right: US Has Always Been Miscegenation Nation
WHITE LIESThe very first English colonists brought with them people of varied ethnicities, and the historical record is clear that they also promptly intermarried with Native Americans.
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