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 I’ve pasted below the full text of what is, according to the Palestinian National Initiative (Mustafa Barghouti’s organization), the new Palestinian unity agreement. My thanks go to independent journalist Jared Malsin for alerting me to this translation, and to Ma’an News’reporter and English Editor George Hale for the list ofContinue Reading
Advertisements Many things are going to be overshadowed at least for a few days by the big news of Osama bin Laden’s death. One of them, though in the headlines in Israel, was already getting less attention than it deserved. The scandalous announcement by Israel’s Minister of Finance, Yuval SteinitzContinue 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
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