Lebanon Lurches toward Disaster, While Posing a Threat to Israel
Explosions, trials, and Iranian hegemony.
August 5, 2020
Ariel Sharon’s Advisers Prepared a Plan for Disengagement from the West Bank. But Did He Plan to Follow Through?
New revelations on a bitter anniversary.
On the Jewish calendar, last Friday marked the fifteenth anniversary of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria, during which the country forcibly removed some 9,000 of its own citizens from their homes. Since then, Gaza has become a launching pad from which Hamas and other terrorist groups can fire rockets and incendiary devices into the Jewish state. Evidence has recently emerged that then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had convened a committee to come up with a plan for a broader disengagement from the West Bank, writes Nadav Shragai:
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How the Jewish Experience Can Help America Defend Itself against the War on History
Jews shouldn’t join the mob by renaming St. Louis or “cancelling” Dostoevsky.
Ariel Sharon’s Advisers Prepared a Plan for Disengagement from the West Bank. But Did He Plan to Follow Through?
New revelations on a bitter anniversary.
When It Comes to U.S. Trade Policy, Some Territories Are More Disputed Than Others
Why the laser focus on Israel, especially when more serious cases are ignored?
The Jewish Holiday of Love Is an Antidote for Tribalism, Ancient and Modern
A timely lesson from Tu b’Av.