Palestinians “Instead of becoming a sovereign state, the Palestinian Authority has become a proto-police state…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 June 2017 As time went on, it became clear that the authority’s budget and its priorities...
Israel, Jewish, Jews, Judaism, Zionism “…how did a people that envisions itself in prayer as a community of tents, itinerant in the wilderness, become so fixated on construction projects?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 June 2017 The fact that Oz is an outspoken opponent of occupation and the policies required...
Israel, Jewish “…this restlessness is the psychological, spiritual epicenter of Jewishness as it has been enacted, transacted, and transmitted for centuries” Author Drew Kaplan Date 23 June 2017 Midway through Salt Houses — the stunning debut novel by Hala Alyan about four...
Israel, Jews in America, Zionism “There are a lot of vigorously debated hypotheses about why American Jews appear to be distancing themselves from Israel” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 June 2017 There are a lot of vigorously debated hypotheses about why American Jews appear to...
Israel, Palestinians “…the history of the Palestinian national movement is one long series of military defeats and ideological concessions” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 June 2017 …for Israel, the most pervasive myth is that there is no Palestinian partner for...
Israel, Six-Day War “Those who remember the physical insecurity of the pre-’67 borders largely accept the moral insecurity of the post-’67 realities as easier to tolerate” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 June 2017 For the Jewish people, the Six-Day War entailed a trade of mythology for security...
Bible, Israel “The truth is, much like The Odyssey, the Bible is a majestic story of a journey that lives uncomfortably at odds with what the failures inevitable upon arrival” Author Drew Kaplan Date 15 June 2017 The truth is, much like The Odyssey, the Bible is a majestic story of...
Israel, Palestinians, Politics in America “…for the Israeli government, continuing its occupation is far less costly than the concessions required to end it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 June 2017 On this 50th anniversary of the war, it is clear that over the half-century...
Israel, Palestinians, Politics in America “For the most part, the Palestinians themselves have done much to support the status quo” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 June 2017 For American politicians, electoral and campaign finance incentives still dictate a baseline of unconditional...
Israel, Newspapers “…the story of the people vs. Haaretz is not a story of a country whose public is no longer willing to tolerate debate” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 June 2017 Four factors have converged to make Haaretz more annoying to Israelis today than ever...