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OF MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERN to Israel’s government was the spread of nuclear technology, and particularly the nuclear aspirations of governments committed to Israel’s destruction. The Begin doctrine was tested in 2007 when Israel acquired incontrovertible evidence that Syria was building a nuclear reactor near the Euphrates River. After bringing
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
This nebulous cabal made support for Israel, portrayed as a militantly theocratic and colonialist state, the centerpiece of America’s postwar Middle East policy and the primary source of Muslim rage against the United States.
Michael B. Oren • Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
Competition quickly moved beyond Europe, where the United States often opposed colonialism out of concern it would provide openings for Soviet influence. Many new countries were formed and gained independence. Japan was forced to give up its positions in Korea and parts of China and Southeast Asia, an exhausted Britain let go of India and
... See moreRichard Haass • The World
Naturally, Hebron is a big deal for the Jews. It is also a big deal for Muslims. And since it’s in a highly disputed location, it’s a shit show.
Noa Tishby • Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
increasingly volatile region, they sought to appease the rioting Arabs.
Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
Modernity
Andreas Vlach • 1 card
The total population of the region today is around 450 million, approximately one-third the population of either China or India. The distribution of people is uneven; Egypt has a population on the order of 100 million, while Bahrain numbers under 2 million. Most are Arab, an ethnic designation for those people descended from the region’s tribal
... See moreRichard Haass • The World
It never really made much sense to us why anyone expected the women’s centers to succeed. To average Iraqis, an American-backed building for women, guarded by U.S. troops, looked like a place to steal and corrupt their women.
Jeff Neumann • Babylon by Bus: Or, the true story of two friends who gave up their valuable franchise selling YANKEES SUCK T-shirts at Fenway to find meaning and adventure ... jobs for which they lacked qualification..
Within days, I replaced him as defense minister as well. The main item in my in-box would not be Lebanon, however. The Mossad had uncovered a threat hundreds of miles farther away: a construction site in northeast Syria along the Euphrates River, where the Syrians, with technical help from North Korea and funding from Iran, were building a nuclear
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