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By insincerely again declaring that he is withdrawing from agreements with Israel, the Palestinian Authority leader is helping to perpetuate the conflict.
While American denominations are being battered by the impact of the lockdowns, the losses synagogues will suffer are a product of long-term trends accelerated by the coronavirus.
The statements made by three new ministers upon receiving the proverbial keys to the offices from their immediate predecessors illustrate that Israel’s 35th government is in for a very bumpy ride.
One hundred years after the conference that created the modern Middle East, it is the boldest of the ideas it envisaged—a national home for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel—that has measured up to historical expectations.
Trump’s plan to withdraw troops recognizes that obsolete paradigms need not be preserved. His critics are thinking about the requirements of the past, not the present.
What we need from our organizations, from left to right, is genuine sympathy for a terror victim, and the courage to tell the truth about Palestinian Arab behavior.
The main foreign policy challenge facing Israel today may not be minimizing diplomatic blowback for applying its laws in Judea and Samaria, but maximizing its new global position.
The Palestinians aren’t just reliving the “disaster” of their losing war to prevent Israel’s birth. By refusing to negotiate, they’ve ensured that their losses will continue to grow.
The problem with Mark Zuckerberg punting responsibility for his site to a committee is bigger than one troubling appointment.
If silence ensues, nothing will combat the lie that Israel is a rogue state that illegally steals another people’s land. Not only does this lie drive hatred of Israel in the West, it also foments attacks on Diaspora Jews who are held responsible for Israel’s actions.
ADL statistics feed a growing sense of insecurity, especially about right-wing hate. Although concern is warranted, a sober look at the numbers debunks the hysteria.
The need to keep radicals and Islamists out of power in Jordan continues to foil efforts to force the extradition of an unrepentant Palestinian murderer.