The False Assumptions of American Policy in the Middle East
Solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict won’t bring regional peace.
October 14, 2015
The myth of a demographic time bomb.
It is frequently claimed—especially by the Israeli left—that if Israel does not facilitate the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Jews will become a minority in their own country. This claim, writes Yoram Ettinger, rests on very shaky grounds:
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Login or SubscribeSolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict won’t bring regional peace.
The myth of a demographic time bomb.
Only on the surface.
Moyshe Kulbak’s Zelmenyaners.
Not at all.