What Joe Biden Can Learn from Barack Obama’s Middle East Mistakes
The more Obama tilted toward the Palestinians, the further he pushed Palestinian politics away from compromise.
November 10, 2020
How China Views the Abraham Accords
A catch-22.
Due to its need for oil, its trade with Middle Eastern countries, and its massive infrastructure plans, Beijing has, on the one hand, an abiding interest in regional stability. On the other hand, it seeks to reduce American influence in the Middle East. China thus could see both advantages and disadvantages in the recent normalization agreements between Israel and three Arab states. Examining the writings of Chinese analysts—who don’t have much latitude to deviate from their government’s views—Tuvia Gering tries to assess what the Communist country thinks of recent developments:
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How China Views the Abraham Accords
A catch-22.
The Islamic State’s Way of War Comes to Europe
Maximum offense, maximum outrage.
The German-Jewish Émigré Philosopher Who Saved Nietzsche from the Nazis
Walter Kaufmann, who nonetheless chose Judaism.
Trying to Understand Religious Parents, Three Sociologists Accidentally Discover Something about the (Secular) American Creed
While displaying ignorance of Judaism.