Carrots, Not Sticks, Are the Way to Bring Conscription to Israel’s Arabs and Ultra-Orthodox
Israel doesn’t need more soldiers; it needs more integration.
March 13, 2018
Defeat in war, not outside mediation, is usually what prompts negotiation.
In the coming days the Trump administration is reportedly poised to release its plan aimed at reviving the moribund peace process. Noting that, since 1948, Western leaders from Clement Atlee to John Kerry have attempted to negotiate a lasting agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors, and have failed every time, Amir Taheri suggests their experience should serve as a warning:
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Login or SubscribeIsrael doesn’t need more soldiers; it needs more integration.
Defeat in war, not outside mediation, is usually what prompts negotiation.
Perhaps it was shamed by the Arab states.
Neither can the Congressional Black Caucus.
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