Hamas Is Winning the War for Palestinian, and Israeli Arab, Hearts and Minds
Fighting for al-Aqsa, again.
May 14, 2021
An Update on Israel’s Latest Battle
The regional, American, and Israeli contexts.
In conversation with Mosaic’s editor Jonathan Silver, Elliott Abrams places the current situation in Israel in its context: explaining the reasons that Hamas decided to launch a war, the implications for the Middle East as a whole and the Abraham Accords in particular, the American response, the potential effects on Israeli politics, and the distortions of the U.S. news media. (Video, 34 minutes.)
May 14, 2021
An Update on Israel’s Latest Battle
The regional, American, and Israeli contexts.
Israel Wants to Protect Civilians on Both Sides. Hamas Wants Civilians on Both Sides to Die
The dangers of moral equivalency.
The New American Jewish Political Divide
The Orthodox live near hipsters but vote like Mormons.
A Short History of Kugel
An example of Sephardi-Ashkenazi synthesis?