A reader comments: I was disturbed by your condemnation of the entire State of Israel and all its inhabitants on p. 27 and in footnote 38. This is a gross over-generalization, inaccurate at best, and a slander of Klal Yisroel (the Jewish people) at worst. The reader is referring to the following passage and footnote: […]
Motives for the conquest of Canaan
A reader comments: One thing with which I must take issue, though, is your point on page 26, that the ban that was placed on the spoils of Jericho in some way indicates that the conquest of Eretz Yisroel (the Land of Israel) was not materialistic. Surely you know that Jericho was an exception and […]