Setting the Record Straight about Israelis Refusing Military Service
Hundreds of reservists are currently participating in a massive exercise. Not a single soldier refused to show up for duty.
July 25, 2023
Israel’s Policy of Propping Up Mahmoud Abbas Has Failed
It’s time to seek new approaches to the West Bank dilemma.
According to a recent report, 2023 has so far seen 101 cases of Palestinians opening fire on Israelis and a total of 3,640 terrorist attacks, which have left 28 dead. One reason for the increase in terror is the decline of the power and influence of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the northern part of the West Bank. Many serious observers of the situation—and many decisionmakers within the Israeli government and military—believe that Jerusalem’s best strategy is to strengthen the hand of the PA president Mahmoud Abbas. But since the beginning of his reign, Abbas has systematically violated the Oslo Accords, fostered hatred of Israel, incited violence, and provided financial incentives for terrorism. Yossi Kuperwasser examines how Israel might find its way out of this apparent dilemma:
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The Abraham Accords Can Help Japan Develop Better Relations with the Middle East
Video games can open new doors beyond energy.
Israel’s Policy of Propping Up Mahmoud Abbas Has Failed
It’s time to seek new approaches to the West Bank dilemma.
A Lost Chapter, and Character, from One of a Yiddish Master’s Most Famous Books
“America was not a melting pot, but a laboratory of innumerable new combinations.”
Bringing Torah to Tasmania
A visit from a chief rabbi in the remote home of Australia’s two oldest synagogues.