Strong Islamist trends make a fundamentalist Palestine more likely than a small state under a secular government. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes fundamentalist government islamist
There's still a role for the Association for Israel Studies. But not as the endpoint of scholarship and not as a fortress to defend Israel. Ian Lustick associationdefendendpoint Change image and share on social
International peace and security depend on certain taboos that are easily recognized when they are broken. It can be more important for an intervention to take place because nuclear or chemical or biological weapons are used as opposed to just measuring how many people are killed. Ian Lustick biologicalbreakchemical share on social
The leadership of the Palestinian Authority is not held in high regard by most of the population of the West Bank. They're seen as living relatively high off the hog and certainly not accomplishing anything vis-a-vis the Israelis. Ian Lustick accomplishauthoritybank share on social
The government has once again made the right socially acceptable. Elfriede Jelinek acceptablegovernmentmake Change image and share on social
When actresses jump on the anti-Iraq bandwagon, they often combine down-home momism with an ignorance of Islamist intent which is truly awesome. Julie Burchill actressantiawesome Change image and share on social
Like fundamentalist Judaism and medieval Christianity, Islam is totalist. That is to say, it makes a total claim on the individual. Martin Amis christianityclaimfundamentalist Change image and share on social