Category Archives: Israel

Can America Buy Israel Another 40 Years?

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Luke Ford

Remember that time a global superpower sacrificed its empire so that it could buy a tiny, strategically useless ethnostate 40 extra years — Walēd (@thelateempire) October 21, 2016

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Are U.S. Jewish Organizations Hypocrites on Immigration?

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Luke Ford

I tackled this topic here. Allison Kaplan Sommer wrote for Haaretz in 2012: While the violence was condemned, organizations have stayed away from the hot button of Israel’s immigration policies, even as it has moved into active mass deportation of … Continue reading →

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White Man’s Burden

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comment: “Haaretz ran this interesting story back in 2003 about the genesis of the Iraq War. Suffice it to say no respectable journalist in the US could have run this without ruining their career.” Haaretz: The war in Iraq was … Continue reading →

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WP: ‘Could Clinton’s and Netanyahu’s common love of ‘Hamilton’ aid the cause of Mideast peace?’

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Luke Ford

No. Different groups have different interests. Shared love of a Broadway musical won’t bring Arabs and Jews together. As long as there is a Jewish state in their midst, Arabs will hate it because its prosperity shows them up. Washington … Continue reading →

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Was Benjamin Netanyahu’s Meeting With Donald Trump Another Case of Electoral Meddling?

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Luke Ford

J.J. Goldberg writes: The prime minister regards handling Israel’s international relations as one of his strong suits. And indeed, after meeting Donald Trump Sunday morning and Hillary Clinton that afternoon, he was able to assure Israeli citizens, as he told … Continue reading →

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