Another Bad Iran Deal Seems to Be on Its Way. How Should Israel React?
Jerusalem must make clear that it will protect itself.
January 13, 2022
Why the work of Ben Halpern resonates today.
Revisiting the American scholar Ben Halpern’s seminal 1961 history The Idea of the Jewish State, Donna Robinson Divine sums up its central arguments, and reflects on their relevance today:
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Login or SubscribeJerusalem must make clear that it will protect itself.
If it does, it could risk creating a second Gaza.
Why the work of Ben Halpern resonates today.
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