Dispatch from Jerusalem

December 2011 · Vol. 36 No. 6

Dispatch from Jerusalem · December 2011 · Vol. 36 No. 6
On the Cover
BFP In Action: More than Enough?

The Crescent Moon Rises

Turkey’s Ascension in the New Middle East

A political earthquake has ripped across the Middle East and North Africa in the last year, toppling several longstanding dictators in its wake. Some of the region’s most well-known names are gone, while a once-dominant nation appears poised to seize the chaotic opportunity to return to regional superpower status: Turkey. The Islamic-influenced—but technically secular—country once ruled the Middle East as the Ottoman Empire, and now they are using rhetoric, threats, and money to gain influence in the Arab Spring-transformed region.

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Also In This Issue
Fatah Hangs Netanyahu in Effigy • Missile Protection for Civilian Aircraft • Iran Threatens to Send Navy near US Borders • Islamic-era Roman Bathhouse Found • 3,000-year-old House Preserved • Rare Hercules Statue Exposed • Running Cancer Interference • Filter Device Prevents Stroke • Capturing Carbon with Algae • Drawing Near to God—Korban • The Shuk—A Feast for the Senses • Hebrew Thinking or Greek Thinking? • Strong Words for Hard Times • Jerusalem Invests Millions in Arab Schools • Israel on Google Street View • Israeli Scientist Wins Nobel Prize • Rain Fosters Unique Cooperation • The Hanukkah Trail: Ashkenazi Potato Latkes • More than Enough?
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