A TV Drama about a Notorious Terrorist Obscures the Truth about Iran, the PLO, and Lebanon
Ghosts of Beirut.
August 30, 2023
Understanding the 2021 riots.
In 2021, as terrorist groups launched hundreds of rockets into Israel from Gaza, Arab citizens of Israel rioted in a few cities, attacking the homes, synagogues, and persons of their Jewish neighbors. This outburst of violence shocked many Israeli Jews, who had seen abundant evidence that the lot of their Arab compatriots was improving, and that Arabs were increasingly embracing their Israeli identity. Yoni Ben Menachem seeks to put the 2021 riots in context, and argues that they were the product of a systematic program of incitement by the Palestinian Authority (PA)—one that continues today:
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Understanding the 2021 riots.
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Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad.
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