Why Was Mahmoud Abbas Avoiding the UN Secretary-General?
He didn’t want to be told to behave.
September 8, 2017
Why Was Mahmoud Abbas Avoiding the UN Secretary-General?
He didn’t want to be told to behave.
Last week, the UN secretary-general António Guterres visited Israel, Ramallah, and Gaza without meeting with the Palestinian Authority president, who was conveniently in Turkey to see President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Pinḥas Inbari suggests that Abbas simply didn’t want to hear what Guterres had to say:
September 8, 2017
Hijacking the Holocaust to Protect Barack Obama’s Legacy
A Holocaust Museum report absolved the former president of turning a blind eye to mass murder in Syria.
Federalism Might Be What a Fractious Middle East Needs Most
The emirate solution.
Even without Faith, Religion Must Be Returned to the Public Square
The public square and the “Benedict option.”
Why Israel Never Brought Josef Mengele to Justice
More urgent priorities.