America’s Moral Collapse in Afghanistan
There is much concern over pronouns and microaggressions, and little for teenage girls being sold into slavery.
August 24, 2021
By Tightening His Grip on Palestinian Society, Mahmoud Abbas Has Made It Harder to Get U.S. Financial Support
Even ostensibly private organizations may be implicated in pay-for-slay.
In 2018, Congress passed the Taylor Force Act, which withholds funding from the Palestinian Authority (PA) so long as it continues to reward terrorists and their families with cash. Willing to risk insolvency rather than abandon “pay-for-slay,” Ramallah has since then been cut off from American aid. The Biden administration, however, has pledged $150 million to the Palestinians over the next two years, which it plans to allocate to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). But, writes Dore Feith, recent decrees by the PA president Mahmoud Abbas undermine such efforts to help Palestinians without running afoul of the Taylor Force Act:
August 24, 2021
By Tightening His Grip on Palestinian Society, Mahmoud Abbas Has Made It Harder to Get U.S. Financial Support
Even ostensibly private organizations may be implicated in pay-for-slay.
An Apologia for Edward Said Assumes That the West Brought Religious Violence to the Middle East
“As with so many intellectuals, Said’s cultural influence was greater than his merits.”
Anti-Discrimination Law Comes for Religious Colleges
Can these institutions maintain their commitment to traditional sexual morality in the face of changing civil-rights law?
Ancient History Uncovered in a Tel Aviv Suburb
A 1,500-year-old precursor to Ramat Hasharon.