How the Recent Sabotage of an Iranian Nuclear Facility Relates to Negotiations with the U.S.
A disturbing analogy from 1938.
April 22, 2021
Hamas’s Popularity Suggests That Palestinian Elections Will Legitimate Islamism
The terrorist group seeks to use democratic mechanisms to enhance its power, but it will not disarm.
On May 22, the Palestinian Authority (PA) plans to hold elections for its legislative council (PLC); these are to be followed by presidential elections on July 31 and then, a month later, elections for the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the quasi-parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The last PA elections, held in 2006, led to a Hamas victory in the legislative council, a brief civil war, and the Islamists group’s takeover in Gaza. While it remains possible that the current PA president, Mahmoud Abbas, might find an excuse to cancel the elections, he may have painted himself into a corner. Elliott Abrams believes it likely that Hamas will do very well in the upcoming elections, and fears a repeat of 2006:
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Hamas’s Popularity Suggests That Palestinian Elections Will Legitimate Islamism
The terrorist group seeks to use democratic mechanisms to enhance its power, but it will not disarm.
Arab Israelis Are Reaping the Benefits of the Abraham Accords
And these may redound to Palestinians as well.
French Anti-Semitism Didn’t Spare the Highest Echelon of the Franco-Jewish Elite
Art collectors, millionaires, and victims.
Rethinking the Role of the Modern Orthodox Rabbi in the Aftermath of the Pandemic
Decentralization may bring back an old model.