Washington’s Reassessment of the Jewish Presence in the West Bank Isn’t Complete
Mike Pompeo has exposed the sham, but hasn’t slain the beast.
January 15, 2020
Washington’s Reassessment of the Jewish Presence in the West Bank Isn’t Complete
Mike Pompeo has exposed the sham, but hasn’t slain the beast.
In 1978, Herbert Hansell, then the legal adviser to Jimmy Carter’s State Department, composed a memorandum arguing that any Israeli civilian settlement in lands taken during the Six-Day War was a violation of international law and the Geneva Convention. U.S. policy on the settlements changed under subsequent administrations, but recently Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has gone so far as to reject the Hansell memo explicitly. While this decision is undoubtedly for the best, writes Vivian Bercovici, its significance should not be overstated:
January 15, 2020
Iranians Aren’t Angry at America, but at Their Own Government
The West should stand behind them.
When Academic Organizations Condemn Israel, They Send an Unambiguous Message to Potential Jewish Members
A small victory at the American Historical Association.
Mark Twain’s Land of Israel
The humorist abroad.
A Royal Bat Mitzvah in Cambodia
Celebrated by the current king’s second cousin.