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April 2, 2025

The Unreformable Palestinian Authority

Pay for slay remains in effect.

With Israel poised to start taking and holding territory inside the Gaza Strip, the question of how to administer postwar Gaza has become more pressing. The Biden administration had been pushing for handing it over to a “reformed” or “revitalized” Palestinian Authority (PA). The PA, however, seems fundamentally resistant to reform. For instance, last year, the PA made a written promise to the EU that it would revise the anti-Semitic and jihadist curriculum in its schools. (Similar promises were made by Yasir Arafat.) A recent study found a “complete absence of such reforms.” Elliott Abrams comments:

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April 2, 2025

  1. Turkey’s Upheavals and What They Could Mean for Israel

    Protests, Syrian airbases, and praying for Israel’s destruction.

  2. The Unreformable Palestinian Authority

    Pay for slay remains in effect.

  3. Religious Liberty Returns to the Supreme Court

    One case could pave the way for public for funding for Jewish schools.

  4. New Evidence of the Original Armageddon

    Egyptian and Greek pottery could be remnants of a biblical battle.

  5. Why the Talmud Considers Public Shaming Worse Than Adultery and Akin to Murder

    The image of God.