Land for Peace Will Work When—and Only When—Arabs Realize That Israel Is Here to Stay
A conflict about time, not territory.
March 16, 2017
No paradise.
Earlier this week, the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, accused Benjamin Netanyahu of “resorting to fake history” and “falsifying [the] Torah” when the latter drew a historical parallel between the Purim story and contemporary relations between Israel and the Islamic Republic. Zarif went on to cite past instances of Iranian beneficence toward Jews as well as to make the claim—frequently cited by his government’s apologists—that Iran remains a welcoming place for Jews. The truth is different, writes Michael Rubin:
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No paradise.
An incentive to commit acts of terrorism.
Political correctness is universities’ new dogma, and it does not allow dissent.
Again, the European establishment denies anti-Semitism.