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September 2, 2016

An Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Isn’t Imminent, But a New Poll Holds Some Surprises

Get Jordan to “the damn table.”

According to a recent survey of Israeli and Palestinian public opinion, slim majorities—53 percent of Israelis and 51 percent of Palestinians—support a two-state solution in principle. But when pollsters add questions about the compromises needed to implement such a plan—over Jerusalem, security measures, the Temple Mount, and the return of refugees—the majorities quickly became minorities. Elliott Abrams looks at what the data mean for the future of the peace process:

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September 2, 2016

  1. An Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Isn’t Imminent, But a New Poll Holds Some Surprises

    Get Jordan to “the damn table.”

  2. Secret Exemptions to the Nuclear Deal Favor Iran and Subvert Congressional Oversight

    Any rationale for secrecy appears unjustified.

  3. Israel’s Government Can’t Force Change on the Ultra-Orthodox

    But it can encourage it.

  4. Joy Is the Supreme Religious Emotion: Just Ask Deuteronomy

    Samuel Pepys goes to shul.

  5. The German Zionist Who Founded Israeli Cuisine

    How to Cook in Palestine.