The Folly of Lifting Sanctions on the Deadliest Arm of the Iranian Regime
A move that would “endanger American lives.”
April 12, 2022
Once again, the people’s business won’t get done.
The Knesset member Idit Silman announced on Sunday that she had no intention of returning to her place in the government, thus leaving the legislature split evenly between those who are part of the ruling coalition—led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid—and those who are in the opposition. After seeking to explain the motivations behind Silman’s defection, Haviv Rettig Gur details the likely consequences:
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Once again, the people’s business won’t get done.
They exist to serve their communities, not the individuals who fund them.
There’s more to the Yiddish writer than “combining shtetls, demons, and sex in a small bowl, mixed well.”
Why stop at saying that belief is just as rational as unbelief?