Ukraine, Israel, and the Russia-Iran Axis
Authoritarian, revanchist powers with shared interests.
February 22, 2023
The attempt to end Zionism instead crushed the Arabs themselves.
For three years before World War II, Palestinian Arabs attacked Jews and fought against British rule—leaving roughly 500 Jews and 250 British dead. Oren Kessler, the author of a new book on the episode, explains how it laid the groundwork for much of what has transpired since then:
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The attempt to end Zionism instead crushed the Arabs themselves.
With Washington in retreat, New Delhi sees a need to step in.
Working in three cultures.
Im yirtseh Hashem, inshallah, and a 17th-century bishop.