Why Peace Talks between Israel and the Palestinians Always Fail
An exceptionally well-developed capacity for selective blindness.
June 13, 2017
Mahmoud Abbas Has a Strong Record of Condemning Terror, Except When It’s Directed against Israel
A verbal charade.
After the recent attacks in Britain, the Palestinian Authority president was quick to issue statements and give speeches showing sympathy with the bereaved and endorsing “a permanent rejection of all forms of terrorism.” Similar pronouncements followed the recent massacre of Coptic Christians in Egypt and the attack on the Saint Petersburg Metro last April. Yet, writes Bassam Tawil, it was a speech Abbas gave in September 2015—calling for the spilling of blood to prevent Jews from “defiling” the al-Aqsa mosque “with their filthy feet”—that sparked the so-called “knife intifada,” which has not yet abated:
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Did the British Election Contain a Silver Lining for Israel?
The Ulster Protestants now have power.
Mahmoud Abbas Has a Strong Record of Condemning Terror, Except When It’s Directed against Israel
A verbal charade.
An Ancient Artifact Contains Clues about Synagogues during the Second Temple Period
The mystery of the Magdala stone.
Philip Roth’s Newark and Its Jews
A once-bustling immigrant city.