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There Can Be No Palestinian State under the Rule of Hamas—or of the PLO
We can now see what evacuation of the West Bank would bring.
Efraim Karsh
Efraim Karsh is director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King’s College London, and editor of the Middle East Quarterly. He is the author most recently of The Tail Wags the Dog: International Politics and the Middle East (Bloomsbury, 2015).
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The Failure of Oslo, 30 Years On
A strategic blunder that brought repression to Palestinians and violence to Israelis.
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Socioeconomic Improvements Won’t Bring Political Moderation to Israel’s Arabs
Yasir Arafat’s propaganda campaign is still bearing fruit.
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The Causes of Arab-Israeli Unrest Don’t Lie in Economic Disparities
Radical leaders incite the population, even as it grows more prosperous.
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China Expands into the Levant—and Improves Its Ties to Israel’s Adversaries
Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey will be stops on the new silk road.
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How the Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon Aided Hizballah and Encouraged the Second Intifada
And undermined the IDF’s fighting spirit.
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How the Balfour Declaration Became International Law Despite Attempts to Undermine It
San Remo, Faisal, and the historic Jewish connection to the Land of Israel.
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Until the Arab Parties Abandon Their Hatred of Israel, They Don’t Belong in the Government
The prime minister-designate is poised to invite them into his coalition.
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A New Biography Distorts History to Defame Ben-Gurion
Israel’s first prime minister was no enthusiast of ethnic cleansing.
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Why the Oslo Peace Process Succeeded in Coopting Israeli Leaders
A unique case in which one party to an agreement was amenable to its wholesale violation.
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Until Jews Can Live in a Palestinian State, Peace Won’t Be Possible
Why settlements shouldn’t be seen as “obstacles to peace.”
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Poverty Isn’t What Causes Gaza’s Endemic Violence. It’s the Other Way Around
It’s not the economy, stupid.
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The Great Palestinian Refugee Racket
Expanding the definition of “refugee” in every way.
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How Harry Truman Crossed His Own State Department to Recognize Israel in 1948
By Efraim KarshAs Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary, Martin Kramer has shed fresh light on a key event in the days immediately preceding the proclamation of the state. This was the marathon meeting of the Peo...
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The Balfour Declaration Did Not Poison Jewish-Arab Relations in the Land of Israel
What the Palestinian narrative gets wrong.
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The Six-Day War Was No Accident
Setting the record straight.
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The Oslo Peace Process: A Calamity for Both Israel and the Palestinians
Delegitimizing Israel while legitimizing the PLO.
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Does Israel’s Presence in the West Bank and Gaza Cause Terror—or Prevent It?
An unequivocal historical record.
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The Politicization of Middle East Studies Reaches New Heights
An academic organization rallies together to defend anti-Semites.
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Did Europe Drag the Ottoman Empire into World War I?
As the conventional wisdom would have it?
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The Uses of Lydda
By Efraim KarshIn “ What Happened at Lydda ,” Martin Kramer has performed a signal service by putting to rest the canard of an Israeli massacre of Palestinian Arab civilians in that city in July 1948. The charge ha...
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Running Away from Statehood
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Arabs against Palestine
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The Myth of Occupation
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Becoming Lawrence of Arabia
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