Netanyahu Rejects Obama Proposal on Pre-1967 Borders
2011-05-20
Advertisements My latest piece for IPS News is up. It looks at the meeting today between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama and the fallout from it.Continue Reading
Obama’s Speech: Not Cairo 2009
2011-05-19
Advertisements Barack Obama’s much-anticipated speech has now come and gone, and those of us who had very low expectations for it were not disappointed. There was nothing new, and much that was tired, familiar and demonstrably ineffective regarding Israel and the Palestinians, and a decidedly tepid response to the ArabContinue Reading
Bibi Insults Obama Again, Before He Even Gets Here
2011-05-19
Advertisements Today, the day of President Barack Obama’s long-anticipated “Middle East reboot” speech and one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet with Obama, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office (PMO) took up discussionon two major East Jerusalem settlement expansion projects, in Pisgat Ze’ev and Har Homa.Continue Reading
The Ignominious End of George Mitchell
2011-05-14
Advertisements George Mitchell was appointed, with much fanfare and to the delight of many observers (including this one) on President Barack Obama’s second day in office, to the thankless task of trying to mediate an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. With far less fanfare, and an air of gloomContinue Reading
Expectations Build for Obama Mideast Policy Speech
2011-05-14
Advertisements My latest piece for IPS, on whether or not Obama will make a serious pitch re Israel-Palestine in his upcoming policy speech on the Mideast. WASHINGTON, May 14, 2011 (IPS) – With Jordan’s King Abdullah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coming to Washington next week, anticipation of aContinue Reading