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May 1, 2017

As Israel Celebrates Its 69th Anniversary, the Palestinian Authority Still Seeks to Litigate the Past

Birthday suit.

In preparation for the centennial of the Balfour Declaration this November, Mahmoud Abbas has been campaigning for Britain to apologize for its 1917 commitment to establishing “a Jewish national home in Palestine,” and has even threatened to sue the United Kingdom for this alleged injustice. Last week, London issued a statement that it remains “proud of [its] role in creating the state of Israel.” Ruthie Blum comments:

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May 1, 2017

  1. As Israel Celebrates Its 69th Anniversary, the Palestinian Authority Still Seeks to Litigate the Past

    Birthday suit.

  2. How Vladimir Jabotinsky Foresaw Israel’s Current Predicament

    Revisiting “The Iron Wall.”

  3. Faced with Anti-Semitism, Official France Insists on Seeing Mental Illness, with Deadly Results

    “The deranged ones.”

  4. Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Forgotten Statement on the Conflict between Jewish and Secular Education

    Breaking down the wall.

  5. Sometimes a Jewish Character Requires a Jewish Actor

    Norman.