Palestine

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  5/7/2020
  

  Daniel Pipes Argues Annexing the West Bank Would Hurt Israel

  Daniel Pipes, prominent conservative American commentator on Middle Eastern affairs, gives six reasons to believe that taking over Palestinian territory would harm both U.S.-Israel relations and Israel’s status as the Jewish state.

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• 4/17/2020
  

  The Saudis, the Jews, and FDR's Dog: The Opening of the US-Saudi Relationship

  by Rafael Medoff

  Recent commemorations of FDR's diplomatic meeting with King Abdul Aziz in 1945 obscure unsavory aspects of the origins of the US-Saudi relationship. 

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• 3/22/2020
  

  When the Western Wall Was A Battleground For Jewish Rights

  by Moshe Phillips

  The book explains how Segal and the others who followed in his footsteps transformed the Western Wall from a site of wailing to one of national pride.

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• 2/13/20
  

  The Travesty of the Century

  by Alon Ben-Meir

  Whereas the US has over the years played a central role in the effort to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, no American administration has provided such a detailed proposal, certainly not one that grants Israel all of its wish list.

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• 2/2/20
  

  Israel as Palestine: One State is Not the Solution, It’s Reality

  by Ian S. Lustick

  The struggle for peace between Israel and the Palestinians has been replaced by struggles, likely to take generations, for the equalityof Jews and Arabs within the state now known as Israel.

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• 11/26/19
  

  The History Behind the Rocket Used in the Latest Attack Against Israel

  by Gideon Remez

  Israel wielded a similar "mega-rocket" against Egypt 50 years ago. How Soviet advisers dealt with it.

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  September 16, 2019
  

  The Oslo Accords’ Last Remnants Are Under Fire. Don’t Let Them Die.

  by Michael J. Koplow

  Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to apply sovereignty to Israel’s settlements throughout the West Bank after President Trump unveils his Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. But Mr. Netanyahu’s fortunes and Mr. Trump’s plan may not matter with the longstanding rules of the Oslo Accords.

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• SOURCE: The Third Narrative
  8/22/19
  

  What Anti-Zionist Leftists Get Wrong

  by Bernard Bohbot

  Fully opposing the legitimacy of Zionism allows for the dubious proposition that Jews were wrong to seek a safe haven from persecution. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  5/17/19
  

  Rashida Tlaib’s critics have Palestinian history all wrong

  by Maha Nassar

  The decades-long process that led to the creation of Israel involved plenty of Palestinian suffering.

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• 5/19/19
  

  History Does Not Bode Well for President Trump’s Peace Plan

  by Yoav J. Tenembaum

  History has taught us that every attempt by the United States to settle the Arab Israeli conflict by advancing its own peace plan has failed.    

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  5/14/19
  

  Rashida Tlaib Has Her History Wrong

  by Benny Morris

  The representative’s account of the Arab-Israeli conflict relies on origin myths about the birth of Israel.

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• 5/5/19
  

  Denying Omar Barghouti Admittance to the U.S. Is a Free Speech Issue

  by Zachary Lockman

  A response to A.J. Caschetta from the chair of the North America wing of the Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom.

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• 5/5/19
  

  Why the Middle East Studies Association Should Not Defend Omar Barghouti

  by A.J. Caschetta

  MESA portrays Barghouti as a dissident who has been unfairly treated but Barghouti is much more than an outspoken activist whose opinions conflict with U.S. policy.

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• 3/24/19
  

  America, Palestine, and UNRWA: A History of Self-interest

  by Laura Robson

  Donald Trump recently announced he would withdraw from the American commitment to provide some $300 million to UNRWA. Here is the history of the organization and American involvement. 

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  12-27-2018
  

  Tectonic Shifts in Attitudes toward Israel

  by Daniel Pipes

  As Arabs and Muslims warm to Israel, the Left grows colder. These shifts imply one great imperative for the Jewish state.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes (blog)
  12-2-18
  

  Pushing for an Israeli Victory Is the Only Way to End the Conflict with the Palestinians

  by Daniel Pipes

  More and more people in Israel are recognizing that compromises and concessions have only led to more violence.

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• 10-31-18
  

  The Fascinating Backstory to Jordan’s Decision to Stop Israelis from Farming Its Land

  by Fredrik Meiton

  It starts with a power plant built in the 1920s by a Jewish entrepreneur.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  9-5-18 (accessed)
  

  Why Israelis Shy from Victory

  by Daniel Pipes

  Wars end, historical experience shows, not by enriching the enemy but by depriving it of resources, reducing its military capabilities, demoralizing its supporters, and spurring popular revolt. Israelis, however, think their war will end when Palestinians enjoy prosperity. They're wrong.

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• SOURCE: Socialist Worker
  8-4-18
  

  Ilan Pappe on Israel, Palestine and antisemitism

  "Fear works if you cave in.”

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• SOURCE: Informed Comment
  7-20-18
  

  Juan Cole says Israel is now openly embracing apartheid and racial supremacy

  by Juan Cole

  “The Israeli parliament or Knesset has passed a law openly declaring Palestinians to be second-class citizens.”