President Obama’s Confusion about the Israeli “Occupation”
Occupation led to peace in California. Why not in the West Bank?
October 6, 2016
Occupation led to peace in California. Why not in the West Bank?
Addressing the United Nations last month, Barack Obama declared that “Israel cannot permanently occupy Palestinian land,” presumably referring to the West Bank. This statement, argues Moshe Arens, is built on a number of faulty assumptions about both the problem at hand and its possible solution:
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The good guys lost.
Affirmative-action curation.
Reaffirming the Diaspora.
Confirming Josephus’ account.