US Backing Israeli War of Choice In Gaza
2014-07-11
Make no mistake about what the United States is backing here. This is as pure a war of choice as any. Continue Reading
Israel-Palestine Without A Peace Process
2014-06-24
Advertisements In the past, people have speculated about what Israel and the Occupied Territories would look like if the United States stopped trying to broker the mythical kind of solution that the Oslo process envisioned. Well, now we have an example. The most radically right-wing government in Israel’s brief history was simplyContinue Reading
Kidnapped Israelis Getting Lost In Bibi’s Political Agenda
2014-06-19
Advertisements An edited version of this article originally appeared at LobeLog. There is a sure, albeit contemptible, way to get the attention of virtually the entire state of Israel. That is to kidnap some of its younger citizens. It worked with Cpl. Gilad Shalit, and it seems to be playingContinue 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
Reconciliation and Peace: The Latest Hamas-Fatah Deal
2014-04-25
Advertisements An edited version of this piece first appeared at LobeLog. The collapse of the U.S.-led talks between Israel and the Palestinians is now complete. In the wake of the latest agreement between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, Israel has announced the termination of talks. The United States, true toContinue Reading