The Drawbacks of a U.S. “Reset” with the Palestinian Authority
A leaked State Department memo show little sympathy for the Palestinian people, and much for their rulers.
March 23, 2021
The Drawbacks of a U.S. “Reset” with the Palestinian Authority
A leaked State Department memo show little sympathy for the Palestinian people, and much for their rulers.
Last week, an Emirati newspaper reported on what it claimed is a leaked State Department memo outlining a proposal for how Washington should approach the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The memo—which is a proposal, not a formal statement of policy—contends that the Biden administration should return to pressing for a two-state solution, and that it should pursue a “reset” of its relations with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The latter would entail renewing financial support and patching up differences that emerged during the Trump administration. Elliott Abrams questions the wisdom of this argument:
March 23, 2021
Making Sense of Israel’s Election
And its 37 parties.
Under the Assads, Syria Developed a Soft-Spot for Nazism
A country where every bookstore sells Mein Kampf.
What to Do When Religion and Law Collide
“Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.”
How the Culture of Modern-Day Bedouin Illuminates the Bible
And why a dominant academic theory about Judaism’s origins might be wrong.