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
Advertisements I’ve taken on a new challenge, writing some pieces for Inter Press Service. My first article, Obama Faces Tough Choices on Mideast Diplomacy is up now, with more hopefully to come.Continue Reading
Advertisements The announcement today of a deal for reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas certainly caused a great stir. It’s worth examining what it means. Is This For Real? That’s the first question to be asked and only the coming days will provide an answer, but the early indications are thatContinue Reading
Advertisements Al Jazeera unloaded a bombshell on the US-brokered Israel-Palestine diplomacy today when they released the first wave of what they are calling “The Palestine Papers.” These papers consist of some 1,600 internal documents (e-mails, minutes of classified meetings, maps and strategy papers) from negotiations between the Palestinians and IsraelisContinue Reading
Advertisements In his recent speech at the annual conference of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Vice President Joe Biden reiterated President Barack Obama’s call for a freeze of Israeli settlements and the dismantling of “illegal outposts” set up by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. There are many issuesContinue Reading
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