A PLO Leader Enjoys the Lifesaving Medical Treatment He Would Deny His Fellow Palestinians
Saeb Erekat at Hadassah.
October 22, 2020
Israel Stands to Gain Little from Talks with Lebanon
They only give credence to a Hizballah-controlled government.
Last week, Jerusalem and Beirut began negotiations, with U.S. mediation, over demarcating the maritime border between the two countries. Should they reach an agreement, Lebanon might be better able to exploit its offshore natural-gas resources in the same ways that Israel has. The most optimistic supporters of the talks believe they could lead to bilateral economic cooperation and eventually peace. But Tony Badran and Michael Doran argue that, to the contrary, the negotiations only lend credibility to a Hizballah-led government, and perhaps a way out of its economic crisis, but offer little to the Jewish state. (Interview by Gadi Taub. Video, one hour.)
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.”