Month: September 2013

UNRWA: an obstacle to peace? – Published in Fathom

One of the greatest obstacles to peace, and certainly the least acknowledged, is the perpetuation of the Palestinian refugee problem and the inflation of its scale by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Whereas the actual number of…

Is Israel a ‘Jewish and Democratic’ State?

Nothing could be more harmful to the domestic debate within Israel and our ability to continue the project of Jewish sovereignty and wrestle with its implications than the phrase “Jewish and democratic.” Tzipi Livni, Israel’s minister of justice, nominated on…