An Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Isn’t Imminent, But a New Poll Holds Some Surprises
Get Jordan to “the damn table.”
September 2, 2016
An Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal Isn’t Imminent, But a New Poll Holds Some Surprises
Get Jordan to “the damn table.”
According to a recent survey of Israeli and Palestinian public opinion, slim majorities—53 percent of Israelis and 51 percent of Palestinians—support a two-state solution in principle. But when pollsters add questions about the compromises needed to implement such a plan—over Jerusalem, security measures, the Temple Mount, and the return of refugees—the majorities quickly became minorities. Elliott Abrams looks at what the data mean for the future of the peace process:
September 2, 2016
Secret Exemptions to the Nuclear Deal Favor Iran and Subvert Congressional Oversight
Any rationale for secrecy appears unjustified.
Israel’s Government Can’t Force Change on the Ultra-Orthodox
But it can encourage it.
Joy Is the Supreme Religious Emotion: Just Ask Deuteronomy
Samuel Pepys goes to shul.
The German Zionist Who Founded Israeli Cuisine
How to Cook in Palestine.