FILM: From Hamas Royalty to Israel’s Spy
2014-09-15
Advertisements My review for Inter Press Service of The Green Prince, based on the book, Son of Hamas. Continue Reading
Israeli Police Caught On Video Beating Palestinian U.S. Citizen
2014-07-05
Advertisements It is a nightmare day for the Khdeir family, in East Jerusalem and in Tampa, Florida. It’s worth taking a close look at the conditions they are facing in light of crimes committed against some of their youngest members that most of us will, thankfully, never have to comeContinue Reading
The Hamas-Likud Double Standard
2014-06-02
Advertisements This piece originally appeared at LobeLog. The Palestinian Authority installed its unity government today. The responses have been as telling as they were expected. For Palestinians, the development is welcomed news, but it’s being greeted with caution. Palestinians have seen unity proposals collapse before and, while this one has gone further in terms ofContinue Reading
Was the Palestinian Reconciliation Deal a Mistake?
2014-04-28
Advertisements At +972 Magazine my friend and colleague, Larry Derfner, a former columnist for the Jerusalem Post, says he believes that by deciding to go forward with a third unity agreement with Hamas at this time, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “has shot the cause of Palestinian independence in the foot.” Put bluntly, IContinue Reading
Lost in the Desert
2013-09-27
Just when he thought he could get out, the Middle East pulls Obama back in.Continue Reading