Islamic Jihad Wants a Fight with Israel. Hamas Does Not
The two terrorist groups have a common patron, but different incentives.
November 14, 2019
Mahmoud Abbas Has Called for Palestinian Elections. Will They Happen, and What Do They Mean for Israel?
Jerusalem can’t allow Hamas to extend its influence in the West Bank.
While Israel has already had two elections this year, and may possibly have a third in 2020, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has not held elections in fourteen years. But Mahmoud Abbas, the PA president, has recently changed his tune, calling for parliamentary elections to take place in the West Bank and Gaza, to be followed by presidential elections at a later date. Hamas, which till now has opposed such proposals, also supports the idea. Michael Milstein comments:
November 14, 2019
The European Union’s Ruling on Labeling Products Is Meant to Attack Israel
Only the Jewish state is singled out with such regulations.
Mahmoud Abbas Has Called for Palestinian Elections. Will They Happen, and What Do They Mean for Israel?
Jerusalem can’t allow Hamas to extend its influence in the West Bank.
By Ignoring Judaism, a New Book Errs in Trying to Explain the Origins of the Modern Idea of Religion
But another book provides insight into mankind’s religious nature.
The Great Jewish Fencer Who Served as the Nazis’ Token Jew at the 1936 Olympics
A new play about Helene Mayer.