Why the U.S. Was Correct to Recognize Moroccan Sovereignty over Western Sahara
A corollary of normalization with Israel that benefits Washington and Rabat.
February 10, 2021
The Challenges to the Israeli Economy in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Despite vaccination, recovery won’t be easy.
As is the case elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a severe toll on the Jewish state’s economy, shrinking the GDP by 3.7 percent in 2020 and sending the unemployment rate up to 34.7 percent during the first lockdown. Still, the economic contraction is smaller than what the government experts had predicted last fall, vaccination is proceeding at steady rate, and the second lockdown (September-October of last year) took a less dire toll. The Jewish state is not, however, out of the clear by any measure: a third lockdown went into effect in December, and the ongoing political instability means that the country won’t have a 2021 budget until after the March election. Shlomo Even writes:
February 10, 2021
Iran’s Hostage Taking Shows That It Doesn’t Want Compromise with the West
Only the cash benefits that come with it.
The Challenges to the Israeli Economy in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Despite vaccination, recovery won’t be easy.
The Struggle for Jewish Rights Has Come to an End, but the War on Jews Has Taken New Forms
Emancipation terminable and interminable.
Reconstructing the Second Temple’s Samaritan Rival
The sacred precinct on Mount Gerizim.