Iran’s Allies Escalate in Yemen, Threatening International Shipping Routes
And perhaps preparing the way for future conflict.
October 19, 2016
The Myth of Palestinian Indigeneity
The British encouraged mass Arab immigration to Mandatory Palestine.
A central part of the Palestinians’ national narrative is that they have occupied their homeland for thousands of years—or, in Mahmoud Abbas’s words, “since before Abraham”—and were only recent displaced or expelled by Zionists. While Arabs have indeed lived in the land of Israel since the Islamic conquest, there were successive waves of mass non-Arab immigration from the Middle Ages until World War II. In The Rape of Palestine, first published in 1938, William Ziff recounts some of this history, paying special attention to the role of the British government in encouraging further Arab immigration even while making it increasingly difficult for Jews to enter the land:
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Military Victory and Military Ethics: Israeli and American Perspectives
In Israel, a Jewish ethos helps the army stay moral—and maintain its fighting spirit.
The Myth of Palestinian Indigeneity
The British encouraged mass Arab immigration to Mandatory Palestine.
“Denial”: Hollywood Defends the Truth against Postmodernism
An effective response to hatred is the unapologetic embrace of one’s own identity.
On Yom Kippur, a Rabbi Reflects on the Generations
Dear Dad.