The Palestinians Have No “Right” to Territorial Concessions
A political, not a legal, question.
July 5, 2017
The Palestinians Have No “Right” to Territorial Concessions
A political, not a legal, question.
Those demanding that Israel immediately “end its occupation” of the West Bank routinely make their case in legal terms: the Jewish state’s presence outside the 1948 armistice lines is “illegal”; Palestinians have a “right” to their own state in the West Bank and Gaza; the rights of Palestinians are being violated daily. Ruth Gavison contends that this approach, in addition to misapplying the principles of international law, misconstrues a political issue as a legal issue. (Free registration may be required.)
July 5, 2017
A Knesset Bill on Conversion Puts Issues of Synagogue and State to the Test
A much greater problem for Israel, and for American Jewry, than the Western Wall controversy.
Islamic State May Be on the Defensive, but the Ideology behind It Is Not
Thinking about the day after.
Why Don’t Jews Like Christians Who Like Them?
Evangelicals, Israel, and American Jewish politics.
Why Facebook Can’t Replace Religion
Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for reviving civil society.