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...
Israel, Zionism “The people of Israel will not prove itself worthy of its land by listing more companies on NASDAQ or with an increased number of start-ups…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 28 May 2017 The State of Israel exists, first and foremost, as the nation-state of the Jewish...
Amoraim, Babylonian Talmud, Beer, Late Antiquity, Wine “The contrast between wine culture of Palestine and beer culture of Babylonia is well documented in the Talmud…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 17 May 2017 One of the important distinctions between the diet of Graeco-Roman Palestine and Babylonia was...
Israel, Palestinians, Politics in Israel “…when pushed to explain why the much-promised two-state solution is perennially stuck, always the answer is to blame Arab obstructionism” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 May 2017 Whenever the claim that Israel stole Palestinian lands is heard, Israel inevitably answers, “We...