Advertisements Even the best media outlets are currently repeating the mantra that the US is trying to get Israel to limit Palestinian civilian casualties. It’s a half-truth. The Biden administration is not thrilled with the optics in Gaza, and they certainly do want to limit the fallout for Arab allies,Continue Reading
Advertisements As the smoke starts to clear and the rubble starts to be dug out in the aftermath of Israel’s latest assault on the besieged Gaza Strip, there seems to be little that has changed, even in the most cynical sense. 17 children were killed in Israel’s latest surge ofContinue Reading
Advertisements On Monday, the Orwellian-named “Democratic Majority for Israel” hosted a talk by Joe Biden’s lead foreign policy advisor, Antony Blinken. In my latest piece at Responsible Statecraft I examine what Blinken had to say and, unfortunately, conclude that Biden has learned nothing form years of failure as a senator andContinue Reading
Ambiguity allows people to stay on the sidelines “until the dispute is resolved,” and that has been a condition of which Israel has taken full advantage over the decades. Ending that ambiguity could ultimately prove a game-changer in the 70-plus-year-old conflict. And then we’ll see about war crimes.Continue Reading
Advertisements Since Israel began its mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza last month, many people have approached me asking how they can donate to help the masses of innocent victims in the Strip. Understandably, a lot of Americans and European are concerned about giving to the “wrong” charity, given theContinue Reading
