By DAVID RUBIN— Economy Minister Naftali Bennett has taken a step in the right direction with his plan endorsing an Israeli declaration of sovereignty over “Area C”, the 60% of Judea and Samaria (the so-called West Bank), in which most of its approximately 350,000 Jewish citizens live. He goes on to say that Israel should…
By JURGEN BUHLER, CHARISMA— For many decades, evangelical support for Israel seemed rock solid. Today, however, many younger Christians in Western churches are hesitant to give Israel the same unconditional support their parents did. Stories of Palestinian suffering, rather than the struggles and triumphs of Israel, have attracted the sympathy of young evangelicals. They appear…
By YOAV ZITUN, YNET— Bracing for an outbreak of violence should peace talks with the Palestinians collapse, the IDF on Wednesday morning held an impromptu military exercise by the Central Command to practice possible scenarios of escalation in the West Bank. Details of the exercise were released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit just one hour…
by JONATHAN SCHANZER, NY TIMES— The Palestinians have been a house divided since 2007, when Hamas, a violent Islamist organization, overran the Palestinian Authority. The violence erupted after a political standoff following their stunning electoral victory the previous year. To this day, Hamas still controls Gaza, while the rival Fatah faction (which controls the Palestinian…