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February 16, 2018

Why a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Is Unlikely

Another Hamas shakedown.

High-ranking figures in the IDF, along with some Israeli and foreign officials, have been warning that economic troubles combined with severely deficient public works could lead to an outbreak of starvation or epidemic in the Gaza Strip; their warnings have been taken up and amplified in sensationalist stories in Western media. Hillel Frisch is skeptical:

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February 16, 2018

  1. Why a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Is Unlikely

    Another Hamas shakedown.

  2. What Palestinian Textbooks Say about Israel

    Describing the burning alive of 38 Israelis as a “barbecue.”

  3. How 1973’s Spike in Oil Prices Transformed the Middle East

    The fourfold increase, not the events of 1979, led to many of today’s problems.

  4. Augustine’s Rhetorical Use of “the Jews,” and What It Meant for Actual Jews

    “A marvel to be greatly respected.”

  5. Why the Orthodox Union’s Ruling on Female Clergy Won’t Change Anything

    For today’s Jews, decisions are made not by organizations but by the community.