Friday, October 23, 2020
Friday, October 16, 2020
This week, I learned that organizations will often try to "hide" their anti-Israel activities behind otherwise noble causes. As you may come across this too, I thought you'd find this Newsweek story of interest. When Peace Threatens the Peace NGO Industry - Yona Schiffmiller (Newsweek) “For many NGOs, the new Abraham Accords are not an opportunity to celebrate peace, mutual recognition and dialogue, but a catastrophe threatening their core business. More importantly, the deals represent a repudiation of the NGOs' core ideology and worldview—one that privileges Palestinian myths and victimization above all other considerations.”
Two Americans Held Hostage by Iran-Backed Forces in Yemen Freed in Trade - Dion Nissenbaum (Wall Street Journal)
Thursday, October 8, 2020
The Middle East's New Map - Robert D. Kaplan (National Interest)
How Azerbaijan Juggles Israel and Iran - David Pollock (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
Jewish Groups Should Engage and Push Back on AOC (Why just Jewish groups?) - Harry Onickel (The Algemeiner)
Cancel Culture Carries On - Phyllis Chesler (New English Review)
Coercion, Violence Threaten Middle East, Asian, and African Christians - Abigail R. Esman (IPT)