Direct Talks: A Path Forward or A Trap?
Advertisements Aaron Miller, long-time State Department official, warns President Obama against pushing so hard for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Lara Friedman, of Americans for Peace Now, explores the tangled web that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will need to walk now that even the Arab League has endorsedContinue Reading
The New Two-State Solution
Advertisements I recently wrote about the right-wing plans being floated for a one-state solution. In truth, of course, the idea really encompassed two states, with Israel encompassing what is now that state and also including the West Bank, and Gaza being a Palestinian state. Now, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor LiebermanContinue Reading
Israeli Cast Lead Report: Yes, Virginia, There WERE Crimes
Advertisements I’ve just finished reading the Israeli report updating investigations into alleged war crimes in Operation Cast Lead. The report quite clearly shows there were some serious issues in that war, and that international outrage was not unwarranted, even if Israel would still maintain it was exaggerated. Many make theContinue Reading
My Favorite Band and My #1 Topic of Interest
Advertisements Ask anyone who knows me even a little bit socially who my favorite rock band is, and they will not hesitate for a second before they say it is Jethro Tull. So, at least they will be expecting me to say something about Tull’s leader, Ian Anderson’s statement thatContinue Reading
Avraham Burg and a New Israeli Progressive Party
Advertisements In today’s Ha’aretz, Avraham Burg apparently announced the formation of a new party. His description of it: “The party Israel Equality (Shivyon Yisrael ) – with the acronym Shai in Hebrew, gift – will fight for a state that will be a total democracy; everything else will be eitherContinue Reading