Israeli Sovereignty in Jerusalem Is Necessary for Regional Stability—and Arab Rulers Know It
A regional perspective on this summer’s Temple Mount crisis.
November 16, 2017
Israeli Sovereignty in Jerusalem Is Necessary for Regional Stability—and Arab Rulers Know It
A regional perspective on this summer’s Temple Mount crisis.
Revisiting this summer’s Temple Mount crisis—when a Palestinian terrorist attack prompted new Israeli security measures, which in turn prompted more Palestinian violence—Eran Lerman situates it in the context of the geopolitical and ideological rivalries that divide the Middle East as a whole. The violence was largely incited by Hamas and its Israeli Arab equivalent, the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement. Both organizations are part of a larger camp consisting of Qatar, Turkey, and the Muslim Brotherhood. On the other side are the “moderate” Sunni states, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. The latter group, which has grown increasingly friendly to Israel, wants to maintain the current situation on the Mount, with Israel and Jordan sharing control over the holy places lest these be seized by the Brotherhood. Lerman explains:
November 16, 2017
IAEA Inspectors Can No Longer Verify that Iran is in Compliance with the 2015 Nuclear Deal
No violations, because inspectors weren’t allowed to inspect.
The Red Cross’s Campaign to Undermine the Laws of War
A miseducation program.
Abraham Lincoln’s Biblical Theology of the Civil War
An antidote to current debates.
A Place for Water-Carriers to Pray and a Letter from Sholem Aleichem: Lost Jewish Archives Come to New York
Some highlights from prewar Vilna.