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May 7, 2019

The Logic of Palestinian Blackmail

Whether from Hamas or from the Palestinian Authority.

In accordance with recent Knesset legislation, Israel has deducted from the taxes it collects on behalf of the PA the amount the latter pays to terrorists and their families. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the PA, has as a result refused to accept any tax revenue transferred by Jerusalem short of the whole amount, thus threatening to precipitate a financial crisis that could cause the collapse of the PA. Efraim Inbar comments:

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May 7, 2019

  1. The Fighting Ends for Now, but the Threat from Gaza Remains

    Israel has no quarrel with Hamas, but that makes no difference to Hamas.

  2. The Logic of Palestinian Blackmail

    Whether from Hamas or from the Palestinian Authority.

  3. A Publishing House Withdraws a Novel after It Was Attacked for Being Pro-Israel

    Claiming objection to “Islamophobia,” when the real objection is to Zionism.

  4. How Two U.S. Officers Became Jewish Librarians in Allied-Occupied Germany

    The looted books of Offenbach.

  5. What Canadian Jewry Gets Right

    A new survey shows that it’s thriving in ways American Jewry isn’t.