Carrots, Not Sticks, Are the Way to Bring Conscription to Israel’s Arabs and Ultra-Orthodox
Israel doesn’t need more soldiers; it needs more integration.
March 13, 2018
Neither can the Congressional Black Caucus.
When Tamika Mallory, a chairwoman of the 2017 Women’s March, praised the Nation of Islam’s leader Louis Farrakhan, two of her fellow chairwomen—and many of their followers—rallied to defend her from critics. This controversy came hard on the heels of recent revelations about Farrakhan’s continued relationship with mainstream African-American politicians. The editors of the Weekly Standard comment:
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Defeat in war, not outside mediation, is usually what prompts negotiation.
Perhaps it was shamed by the Arab states.
Neither can the Congressional Black Caucus.
Having a Jewish grandmother didn’t stop Hildebrand Gurlitt from becoming the Nazis’ favorite art dealer.