Modern Jewish Migration to Palestine
Why Ottoman and British restrictions played a limited role
Love of the Land
Love of the Land is a Substack devoted to the history, culture, and heritage of Israel/Palestine. Thoughtful, fair, and occasionally iconoclastic - this is the newsletter for those who want to understand the most fought-over place on earth.
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The Tower of Justice
Finding encouraging signs (pun intended) at one of Israel's newest national parks
Settling the Lowlands
How modern Jewish settlement in the valleys transformed the land
How the Blue Line was Formed
The past, present, and future of the Israel-Lebanon border
Why was the Dome of the Rock Built in Jerusalem?
Some speculations about one of the city's greatest mysteries
Second-Temple Arabs
Can they teach us anything about the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Settlements Without Settlers
If you build it, it doesn't mean they'll come
The Thwarted Bibi-Abbas Coalition
Why it remains one of Israel's greatest recent political tragedies
July Recommendations
What to read, listen to, watch, and play
A Muslim Majority
How the Arab conquest changed the land (part three)