The Biden Administration’s Self-Defeating Snub of Benjamin Netanyahu
“A foolish, even childish, position.”
June 27, 2023
“A foolish, even childish, position.”
On June 18, the State Department declared that it is “deeply troubled” by Jerusalem’s decision to allow the construction of 4,000 new housing units in the West Bank. It appears that some or all of these units will be built outside the major settlement blocs, a deviation from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s longstanding policy preference. Elliott Abrams comments:
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And the young soldiers who operate them.
“There is no Jewish law, commandment, or custom to justify such behavior.”
Contrasting Ted Kaczynski with a deeply religious, and ethically heroic, thinker who influenced him.
Cold fried fish was and still is a beloved Sabbath dish.