Comparing 1921 Zionists with 1994 Palestinians

On Sunday, I saw a tweeter quoting a 2019 Hanan Ashrawi tweet:This is a ridiculous theory, so I responded:Somehow, between 1921 and 1948, under full British control, Zionists managed to build a prosperous economy and effective governance.  Palestinians have had since 1994 with more autonomy than Jews had.  And yet they blame Israel for their failures. As...

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Security and Insecurity (Vic Rosenthal)

 Vic Rosenthal's Weekly Column Last week my Masorti shul hosted a visiting group of Americans, members of a Conservative synagogue. One of the subjects for discussion was “what’s the issue that you are most concerned with at your synagogue?” The answer was not declining and aging membership, providing Jewish education for children (and grandchildren), mixed marriage,...

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