A Year of “Protest” on the Gaza Border Has Achieved Little—but Not Nothing—for Hamas
Israel remains on the horns of a dilemma.
March 14, 2019
A Year of “Protest” on the Gaza Border Has Achieved Little—but Not Nothing—for Hamas
Israel remains on the horns of a dilemma.
This month marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s “March of Return.” The weekly demonstrations were meant to culminate in a massive storming of the fence separating Gaza from Israel, after which participants would ostensibly “return” to the homes their ancestors fled in 1948. While part of the campaign has been peaceful, other parts have involved shooting and throwing Molotov cocktails at Israeli border guards, using balloons and kites as incendiary devices aimed at Israeli villages, and sporadically firing rockets and mortars. Michael Milstein evaluates the success of these tactics:
March 14, 2019
Russia Is Helping Iran Extend Its Influence in Yemen
An alliance that goes beyond Syria.
Dutch Soccer Games Have Become Breeding Grounds for Anti-Semitism
“Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas!”
A Growing Divide in America Raises the Stakes in Fights over Religious Freedom
A two-faith nation.
The Challenge of Preserving Biblical Wordplay in English
Isaiah’s puns.