War On the Horizon
2008-02-22
Advertisements I have a new blog piece at http://www.allvoices.com examining the results of the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh. Click here to read the piece.Continue Reading
The “Right to Exist”: A Double-Edged Red Herring
2007-11-24
Advertisements When negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians begin to gather steam or, as is the case now, seem to be re-starting, emotions on both sides are stirred by the question of Israel’s “right to exist,” particularly its right, or lack of same, to exist as a Jewish state. ThatContinue Reading
Tipping the First Domino: An Israeli-Syrian Agreement
2007-10-23
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In: Arab League, Golan Heights, Iran, Iraq, Israeli land, Lebanon, Peace Plans, Six Day War, Syria, United States, West Bank
Advertisements The Israeli daily, Yediot Ahoronot reported recently that the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, had reassessed its view on Syria’s sincerity in seeking talks with Israel. Mossad now agrees with all the other branches of Israeli intelligence that the Syrian overtures are sincere and that Israel should put Syrian PresidentContinue Reading
An Idiotic Initiative
2007-10-14
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Advertisements As a matter of course, one might well ignore “peace plans” put forward by Knesset members like MK Benny Elon of the ultra-right Moledet party, a central member of the National Union coalition party. But Elon’s new “Israeli Initiative” bears some examination both because it may unfortunately become aContinue Reading
Hope To Fix the Peace Conference, Not Bury It
2007-10-12
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In: Arab League, Ehud Olmert, Hamas, Israel, Jerusalem, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Peace Plans, Settlements, Six Day War, United Nations, United States, West Bank
Advertisements The Middle East peace conference, announced with much ballyhoo over the summer and convened by the Bush Administration, is struggling, with good reason. The easiest obstacle to overcome is the one that’s gotten the most publicity: the talks between Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert attempting to devise a jointContinue Reading