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January 31, 2023

The Palestinian Authority Is Part of the Problem, Not the Solution

Is even chaos a lesser evil?

On Thursday, Palestinian Authority (PA) officials announced that they had ceased all security cooperation with Israel; the next two days saw two deadly terrorist attacks in Jerusalem. But the PA has in the past made numerous threats that it will sever its ties with the Israeli government, and has so far never made good on them. Efraim Inbar poses a different set of questions: does cooperation with Palestinian leaders who actively encourage—and provide financial incentives for—the murder of Jews really help Israel protect its citizens? And might there be a better alternative?

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January 31, 2023

  1. The Palestinian Authority Is Part of the Problem, Not the Solution

    Is even chaos a lesser evil?

  2. By Keeping Iran in Check, Israel Helps the U.S., and Ukraine

    A daring drone strike, West Bank terror, and Russia’s war.

  3. The Warning behind Philip Roth’s Joking

    Rereading Portnoy’s Complaint now that the Golden Age of American Jewry is over.

  4. In a Lost Lecture, a Modern Sage Explains Why Halakhah Is the Redemptive Antithesis of Ritual

    “No one achieves happiness or bliss when paying his taxes.”

  5. Remembering the Holocaust and Forgetting the Jews

    Trivialization and worse.