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Edwin Black

In the past half-decade, illegal Palestinian building and infrastructure have sprawled across more than 9,000 dunams (nine square kilometers) in 250 locations with access roads, retaining walls and terracing.
The world’s attention is once again and inevitably riveted to the nuclear threat from Iran, generating kaleidoscopic theories about a potential military strike to disable Tehran’s program.
Amid all the veneration of Israel as a Holy Land, two Jerusalem tunnels have emerged as among Israel’s greatest attractions, drawing tourists from many countries.
Unchained, and yet somehow tethered to a Jewish and regional past, today’s Israeli cuisine blends European, Arabic and Asian traditions in a visual audacity that erases taste borders.
In 2018, a record 4.1 million visitors streamed into Israel from all over the world. Massive tourist influxes are now seen from the Chinese and Indian travel markets, as well as America’s Christian community.
In 2016, 2.9 million total worldwide visitors visited Israel. By the close of 2018, that number had boomed to 4.1 million—and the totals keep climbing. Within the coming decade, Israel expects to employ 98,000 people in its tourism sector.
Quite soon, the Holocaust survivors will be gone. The Second Generation, including me, will also soon be gone. The Third Generation has the duty to ensure that the Fourth Generation will carry the torch.
The state’s unusual laws juridically enable the universities to potentially create a double standard and promote unequal justice.