Epstein Secrets

00464345 EFTA01977729 manifestation of Palestinian nationalism. Had Yasir Arafat still been alive, Hamas would never have come as far as it has. Arafat's death left a huge leadership vacuum in a political culture where persona, not institutions, figures prominently. Abbas had electoral legitimacy b

credible peace process created an opening for Hamas -- the religious EFTA_R1_00464345 EFTA01977729 manifestation of Palestinian nationalism. Had Yasir Arafat still been alive, Hamas would never have come as far as it has. Arafat's death left a huge leadership vacuum in a political culture where persona,

sraeli critics focused on the price—around $50,000 for each Tamir interceptor—and supposedly dubious reliability. The last week ends that debate. Iron Dome is designed to protect crowded civilian areas from short-range missiles. A radar attached to each battery determines whether an incoming volley thr

en less interested than we were in assuming responsibility for the more than one-and-a-half million Palestinians who lived there. I doubted that even Arafat would have been ready to do so. But relations had only worsened, since his death in 2004, between the Fatah old guard in the Palestinian Authority on

el Aviv and Jerusalem. Fortunately, they were not significantly more accurate than in the past. More than half landed in fields or orchards. And with Iron Dome deployed around our major towns and cities, more than 80 per cent were intercepted. We hit nearly 1,500 targets over the seven-day period, mostly la

en less interested than we were in assuming responsibility for the more than one-and-a-half million Palestinians who lived there. I doubted that even Arafat would have been ready to do so. But relations had only worsened, since his death in 2004, between the Fatah old guard in the Palestinian Authority on

el Aviv and Jerusalem. Fortunately, they were not significantly more accurate than in the past. More than half landed in fields or orchards. And with Iron Dome deployed around our major towns and cities, more than 80 per cent were intercepted. We hit nearly 1,500 targets over the seven-day period, mostly lau