President Obama’s Confusion about the Israeli “Occupation”
Occupation led to peace in California. Why not in the West Bank?
October 6, 2016
Reaffirming the Diaspora.
At most Israeli public schools, the history of the Jews of Muslim lands merits scant attention, with the sole exception of the poets of medieval Spain. The recently released Biton Report, commissioned by Education Minister Naftali Bennett and produced by a committee chaired by the poet Erez Biton—himself of Moroccan and Algerian descent—seeks to remedy that situation. Aryeh Tepper explains its significance:
Occupation led to peace in California. Why not in the West Bank?
The good guys lost.
Affirmative-action curation.
Reaffirming the Diaspora.
Confirming Josephus’ account.
At most Israeli public schools, the history of the Jews of Muslim lands merits scant attention, with the sole exception of the poets of medieval Spain. The recently released Biton Report, commissioned by Education Minister Naftali Bennett and produced by a committee chaired by the poet Erez Biton—himself of Moroccan and Algerian descent—seeks to remedy that situation. Aryeh Tepper explains its significance:
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