A People Who Refuse to Forget Celebrate the Recapture of Jerusalem
The two Dov Gruners.
May 18, 2023
The West Bank Is at Risk of Descending into Chaos. Here’s What Can Be Done
After Mahmoud Abbas, the deluge?
At the age eighty-seven and reportedly in declining health, the Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas has not yet named a successor. As he has held his position for eighteen years, and no elections have been held since 2005, there is no functioning mechanism to replace him if he were to leave office. The PA meanwhile suffers from declining legitimacy and is losing its hold over parts of the West Bank. Ghaith al-Omari warns that Abbas’s death could lead to violence that might well draw in Israel and destabilize Jordan, and considers what might be done to prevent such an outcome:
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The West Bank Is at Risk of Descending into Chaos. Here’s What Can Be Done
After Mahmoud Abbas, the deluge?
How Hispanics and Jews Can Help One Another
Jewish-Dominican New York, Spanish-speaking evangelical Zionists, and Israeli water technology in Guatemala.
The Soft Power of Religion Can Help Us Out of Our Political Crisis
Restoring the public role of faith in a pluralistic society.
The Afghan Genizah Sees the Light of Day
Rare documentation of a community destroyed by the Mongol horde.