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June 6, 2018

Poverty Isn’t What Causes Gaza’s Endemic Violence. It’s the Other Way Around

It’s not the economy, stupid.

Reports and analyses of the violence emanating from Gaza—which has now resulted in the destruction of thousands of acres of Israeli farmland—inevitably connect it to the Strip’s immiseration. Across the political spectrum, commentators and policymakers are urging Jerusalem to take steps to improve the economic situation there once calm returns, arguing that doing otherwise will increase the likelihood of further escalation. To Efraim Karsh, this approach has things exactly backward:

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June 6, 2018

  1. Poverty Isn’t What Causes Gaza’s Endemic Violence. It’s the Other Way Around

    It’s not the economy, stupid.

  2. The First Act of Arab Terror on American Soil, Fifty Years Ago

    Sirhan Sirhan and RFK.

  3. At the Supreme Court, a Limited Victory for Religious Freedom

    Colorado made it easy to side with Masterpiece Cakeshop.

  4. Facing the Ugly Truth about Anti-Semitism

    Beyond argument.

  5. Leon Kass’s Work Brings together Science and the Humanities in Pursuit of a Worthy Life

    A light unto the nations.