Hamas Has Never Been an Honest Broker. The Board of Peace Should Not Start Trusting It
The terrorists will say anything to hold on to their weapons.
October 9, 2026
The abuse of history.
As the British Green party embraces the old canard that Zionism is racism, prominent Jews of the left are predictably available to lend support. Two recent books, by Molly Crabapple and Benjamin Moser—one about the Bund (an East European Jewish socialist party) and the other a history of Jewish anti-Zionism—suggest that those Jews are part of a proud tradition. But, writes Allan Arkush, neither focuses on the real history of modern Jewish anti-Zionism, instead seeking to
The terrorists will say anything to hold on to their weapons.
The abuse of history.
Arms smuggling and violent crime have surged; terrorist militias follow.
“Non-Jews respect Jews who respect Judaism.”
The longtime American consensus might be fraying.
As the British Green party embraces the old canard that Zionism is racism, prominent Jews of the left are predictably available to lend support. Two recent books, by Molly Crabapple and Benjamin Moser—one about the Bund (an East European Jewish socialist party) and the other a history of Jewish anti-Zionism—suggest that those Jews are part of a proud tradition. But, writes Allan Arkush, neither focuses on the real history of modern Jewish anti-Zionism, instead seeking to
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