How the U.S. Can Foster Continued Improvement in Israel-Arab Relations
What a new bipartisan bill can accomplish.
October 8, 2020
How the U.S. Can Foster Continued Improvement in Israel-Arab Relations
What a new bipartisan bill can accomplish.
According to the “old model” of understanding the Middle East, writes Bob Silverman, normalization with the Arab states “was a one-sided benefit to Israel, only to be conceded once Israel meets the needs of the Palestinian Authority.” By contrast, the recent agreements with the United Arab Emirates and with Bahrain suggest a new model that “assumes normalization benefits both Israelis and Arabs, and that Arab engagement with Israel will help achieve a Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement.” Silverman argues that there is much more Washington can do to promote this new model:
October 8, 2020
The UN Demonstrates How Not to Fight Anti-Semitism
Turtle Bay should forget about “hate speech” and get its own house in order.
How the Once-Great Defender of Lebanese Christians Put Them at the Mercy of Hizballah
The Lebanese Marshall Pétain.
Revisiting Amos Oz’s “Baggy Monster” of a Memoir
Israelis’ love-hate relationship with the late novelist.
The Surprising Rediscovery of a Prewar Jewish Artist’s Collected Works
Gertrud Kauders.