A new report claims that Special Envoy George Mitchell delivered to the Palestinian Authority the U.S. peace plan, which includes a deal that would swap Israeli land for the large Jewish settlement blocs in the West Bank. The plan resembles policy advocated by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who urges the annexation of Arab land in northern Israel to a Palestinian state. The plan would ease concerns of some politicians that view changing demographics as the biggest threat to Israel, and not Iran or terrorism. Because Arabs generally have higher birth rates than most Israelis (with the exception of religious Jews), Israel may cease to house a Jewish majority in merely a few decades. By ridding Israel of land populated by Arabs, the Israeli government could curb the shift in demographics.
The report states that the recent settlements dispute between Israel and the United States was exaggerated seeing that the U.S. plan permits Israel to maintain its foothold on some settlements. Moreover, the report asserts that the United States should not care about settlement growth because Israel would retain the settlements. However, neither side agreed to the plan and an increase in settlement activity merely aggravates the situation. Israel should freeze settlements until an agreement is reached, regardless of the final solution.
A few months ago, I wrote about the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine through the lens of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. While it appears likely that the war will carry on into the foreseeable future, enough time has passed for us to make an honest assessment of each side’s relative […]
The Ukrainian Army has made dramatic strides in the last few weeks. Ukraine’s tactical commanders have outfoxed their Russian counterparts, and by issuing a feint towards the south the UA has been able to earn substantial gains in the north of their country. The impact of these efforts have been compounded by the steady stream […]
In mid-May the Irish political party, Sinn Féin, won the plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Many American readers might not fully understand the significance of Sinn Féin’s political victory- but rest assured that subjects of the United Kingdom and a wide range of political movements the world over have heard the message […]
The first wave of the Russian offensive in Ukraine has fallen short of Russian autocrat Vladmir Putin’s ambitions. Most analysts deduced that Putin had hoped to achieve a decapitation strike of the Ukrainian government- taking Kiev and replacing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zolinski with a pro-Kremlin voice. Kiev has been threatened repeatedly through the course of […]
On the weekend of March 26th, the notorious MS-13 gang went on a massive killing spree in El Salvador which left more than 70 people dead by Sunday. Even for a country where powerful gangs hold massive sway, this recent tragedy stands out considering that it was the bloodiest day on record since the civil […]
