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June 27, 2016

Obstructing Peace and Rewarding Terror: Business as Usual at the EU

A standing ovation for slandering Israel.

In a speech on “Brexit” day to the EU parliament, Mahmoud Abbas claimed (without a shred of evidence) that Israeli rabbis had called for the poisoning of Palestinians’ water supply and prophesied that were it not for Israel’s behavior, terrorism would cease to exist everywhere. His preposterous words were met with a standing ovation. During the same trip to Brussels, Abbas rejected an invitation to meet with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin. Evelyn Gordon comments:

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June 27, 2016

  1. Obstructing Peace and Rewarding Terror: Business as Usual at the EU

    A standing ovation for slandering Israel.

  2. Religion, Power—and Jonathan Sacks

    A significant blind spot in a brilliant book.

  3. Does Israel’s Presence in the West Bank and Gaza Cause Terror—or Prevent It?

    An unequivocal historical record.

  4. What Cynthia Ozick Rejects, and Why She Rejects It

    The principle of havdalah.

  5. The Second Temple and Its Discontents

    A point of controversy.