Why a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Is Unlikely
Another Hamas shakedown.
February 16, 2018
Why a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Is Unlikely
Another Hamas shakedown.
High-ranking figures in the IDF, along with some Israeli and foreign officials, have been warning that economic troubles combined with severely deficient public works could lead to an outbreak of starvation or epidemic in the Gaza Strip; their warnings have been taken up and amplified in sensationalist stories in Western media. Hillel Frisch is skeptical:
February 16, 2018
What Palestinian Textbooks Say about Israel
Describing the burning alive of 38 Israelis as a “barbecue.”
How 1973’s Spike in Oil Prices Transformed the Middle East
The fourfold increase, not the events of 1979, led to many of today’s problems.
Augustine’s Rhetorical Use of “the Jews,” and What It Meant for Actual Jews
“A marvel to be greatly respected.”
Why the Orthodox Union’s Ruling on Female Clergy Won’t Change Anything
For today’s Jews, decisions are made not by organizations but by the community.