Behind the Rocket Attacks from Gaza Could Be the Hand of Iran
A two-front, low-intensity war.
July 11, 2018
Israeli concessions are only worthwhile when they’re rewarded.
In 2017, the number of authorizations for new construction in the Jewish communities of the West Bank dropped by 47 percent; during the first three months of 2018, they hit a record low. Arguing that the Trump administration’s policies are responsible for this trend, Evelyn Gordon cites Yossi Klein Halevi’s perceptive comment that “the only pressure Israelis can’t resist is the pressure of an embrace.” And, writes Gordon, there are good reasons for this:
A two-front, low-intensity war.
Israeli concessions are only worthwhile when they’re rewarded.
All evidence points to the contrary.
A constant presence in his own movie.
The biblical spies in Ḥuqoq.
In 2017, the number of authorizations for new construction in the Jewish communities of the West Bank dropped by 47 percent; during the first three months of 2018, they hit a record low. Arguing that the Trump administration’s policies are responsible for this trend, Evelyn Gordon cites Yossi Klein Halevi’s perceptive comment that “the only pressure Israelis can’t resist is the pressure of an embrace.” And, writes Gordon, there are good reasons for this:
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