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
Advertisements Wise leaders in Jerusalem and Washington were given a great deal of very useful information yesterday in Israel when a popular action led to hundreds of Palestinian refugees crossing the border into Israel, leading to the deaths of ten of them. Unfortunately, wisdom in those two cities is inContinue 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 During a Passover Seder, we Jews tip our cups of wine and let drops spill. This symbolizes, and more importantly acknowledges and mourns, the suffering of the Egyptians under the yoke of the ten plagues God inflicted on them. I always found this remarkably touching and meaningful. The ancientContinue Reading
Advertisements A new international news and views site has opened, Souciant, and it is currently featuring my latest piece, “Peace Means Everybody: J Street and the Arab Spring.” Check it out.Continue Reading
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