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August 14, 2018

David Ben-Gurion’s Autonomy Plan for the West Bank

And a reminder that even great politicians weren’t prophets.

In a recent column in the New York Times, the journalist Max Fisher—recycling almost verbatim the opening paragraph of a column he had written for Vox in 2015—cited an apocryphal story about David Ben-Gurion emerging from retirement after the Six-Day War to warn about the dangers of Israeli rule over the West Bank. Martin Kramer, who had previously debunked the story in Mosaic, responded with further evidence, noting that Ben-Gurion’s verifiable statements on the subject expressed a very different opinion. But what exactly did the former prime minister think should be done?

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August 14, 2018

  1. To Israel’s Leading Strategist, Strength, Not Concessions, Has Brought a Measure of Calm

    The world according to Yaakov Amidror.

  2. David Ben-Gurion’s Autonomy Plan for the West Bank

    And a reminder that even great politicians weren’t prophets.

  3. Iran’s Long History of Terror in Europe

    And the passive response.

  4. Was Franz Kafka a Jewish Writer? An Israeli Court Said Yes

    A legal case and its literary implications.

  5. How Important Is a 1st-Century-CE Synagogue and Its Unique Stone Carving?

    It does shed light on synagogues before the Temple’s destruction.