An Epocalypse Upon Us

It took the kick of a virus to set everything in place, but all the parts are now falling where I said they would once the next recession began.

What Would Ben-Gurion Do?

The founding father and first prime minister of Israel would reject paying a probably massive price for self-indulgent symbolism.

The Imperative to Annex; the Irrelevance of Innocence

Annexation (or “extension of sovereignty,” as semantic purists prefer) would make a self-governing Palestinian-Arab entity unattainable. It is difficult to conceive of any other measure that could do more to bring home to the Palestinians that their hostile endeavor is futile.