Next Week and the Future of Bipartisan Support for Israel
Thank you. You have a right to exist, too.
February 24, 2020
Israel’s Arrangement with Hamas Isn’t Working
The steady trickle of rockets and explosives plays against Israel’s strengths.
Yesterday, terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets into Israel, some reaching as far as Ashkelon. For the past several weeks, Gazans have launched dozens of balloon-borne explosives into Israel, and occasionally fired rockets as well, provoking a handful of limited Israeli airstrikes. To Hillel Frisch, the recent attacks show the cracks in Jerusalem’s ongoing understanding with Hamas—negotiated indirectly via Egypt—that has allowed the group to maintain control of Gaza and receive funds from Qatar and elsewhere:
February 24, 2020
Israel’s Arrangement with Hamas Isn’t Working
The steady trickle of rockets and explosives plays against Israel’s strengths.
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Riyadh has defended Beijing’s persecution of Muslims, and doesn’t take seriously American concerns.
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