Israel Can Be Jewish, Democratic, and Committed to Human Rights, Without Contradiction
Let politics sort things out.
December 16, 2016
Islamic extremism cannot be defeated without arms, but it cannot be defeated by arms alone.
While encouraging the spread of liberal democracy was long a key component of American foreign policy, both the Republican and Democratic parties now seem reluctant to engage in that pursuit. Elliott Abrams argues that it is very much in the nation’s interest to foster gradual steps away from despotism in the Arab world, and proposes how it can be done soberly and effectively:
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Islamic extremism cannot be defeated without arms, but it cannot be defeated by arms alone.
Islamic State could use chemical weapons against Israel or the U.S. So could Hizballah.
Journalists fail their readers by failing to understand religion.
Conferring an air of legality on the murder of Naboth.