A PLO Leader Enjoys the Lifesaving Medical Treatment He Would Deny His Fellow Palestinians
Saeb Erekat at Hadassah.
October 22, 2020
Can Israel Make Peace with Qatar?
A problematic partner—that exports anti-Western and anti-Semitic propaganda—already cooperates with both Jerusalem and Washington.
Since Israel’s agreement with the United Arab Emirates was announced, there have been intermittent reports and speculation that Qatar might be the next country to follow suit—a move to be accompanied by improved relations with the U.S. This wealthy peninsular emirate occupies a strange position: friendly with Washington and home to a U.S. airbase, but at the same time supporting Islamists (including Hamas), maintaining friendly relations with Iran, and exporting anti-American and anti-Semitic propaganda through its Al Jazeera network. Doha has also allied itself with Turkey and the Muslim Brotherhood against Egypt, Bahrain, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. Examining these complex circumstances, Kobi Michael and Yoel Guzansky try to make sense of where Israel’s interests lie:
October 22, 2020
Israel Stands to Gain Little from Talks with Lebanon
They only give credence to a Hizballah-controlled government.
Can Israel Make Peace with Qatar?
A problematic partner—that exports anti-Western and anti-Semitic propaganda—already cooperates with both Jerusalem and Washington.
The Man Who Led the Revolt at the Sobibor Death Camp, and the Fraught Politics of Remembering Him
Alexander Pechersky.
Spinoza, the Great Jewish Heretic, Can Only Be Properly Understood in His Jewish Context
“A dialogue with Maimonides.”