Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe01:30 PM • May 18 2026 IDTWith the directness characteristic of her subject, Hagit Rosenbaum, writing for the right-wing religious news site Besheva, describes Minister Bezalel Smotrich's policy toward the Palestinians as a "pincer movement" aimed at "collapsing the Palestinian Authority." The strategy combines economic strangulation with the expansion of settlement control over Palestinian land.In the NewsAmerica Loves Israel. Until Business Gets in the WayIDF Kills Islamic Jihad Commander in Lebanon, Lebanese Media SaysReport Reveals Israel Ran a Second Military Base in Iraqi Desert During Iran WarIDF Seized 10 Gaza-bound Turkish Flotilla Boats in Int'l Waters, Organizers SayAs Trump Hesitates With Iran, Israel Acts as if Return of War InevitableRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment