Israeli Democracy Rests in the Democratic Spirit of Its People
Why the international obsession with the country’s judicial reforms?
February 27, 2023
Why the West Bank Is in Chaos
Neither an endless cycle of violence nor a sudden eruption.
Yesterday, a Palestinian terrorist murdered two brothers, Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, who were driving on a highway. Shortly thereafter, local Jews rioted in a nearby Palestinian village. These events follow on the heels of numerous terrorist attacks over the past several weeks—which have left nine others dead—and of multiple shootouts between the IDF and armed factions in the West Bank. Reports in the media have tended to describe the current situation either as part of an unending “cycle of violence,” or as an unexpected surge of attacks—leading many to interpret them through the lens of recent developments in Israeli domestic politics. But such portrayals stray far from the truth, explain Jonathan Schanzer and Joe Truzman:
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Why the West Bank Is in Chaos
Neither an endless cycle of violence nor a sudden eruption.
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