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Truth be told, I have mixed feelings about commenting on this latest flare up between the Israelis and Palestinians for dominion over the Promised Land. After all, commentators (like me) have been no more able to make sense of this conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians than envoys (like U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry) have… Read more.
Here is what I wrote a few years ago when the Israelis struck a deal with the Palestinians which called for Israel to release 199 Palestinian prisoners in return for two dead Israeli soldiers: Such deals reflect the value Israeli leaders place on the lives of Israelis relative to Palestinians that is simply untenable. After all,… Read more.
It hardly matters who or what triggered this latest round. The root cause of this perennial conflict dates back to Biblical times, with each side claiming divine provenance for its actions. But the cycle of violence is such that not even the Almighty could reconcile Hamas’s jihad to drive Israelis from the region with Israel’s… Read more.
