Advertisements The latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter is out. In it, I take on the argument that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans, while also arguing that we do not have to choose between radical change and fighting the fascist, authoritarianism of the Republican party. WeContinue Reading
Advertisements Joe Biden has continued to humiliate himself and the US with his delusional approach to Benjamin Netanyahu and the far-right government of Israel. Still, several of Israel’s actions have embarrassed the US and everything it’s doing now, from trying to destroy its own judiciary to a big uptick inContinue Reading
Advertisements [Update: After a fierce outcry, the White House issued a statement saying it would raise the number of refugees it expects to allow to enter the United States in 2021 form the pathetically low number of 15,000. The administration did not say what the new number would be, butContinue Reading
It is useful to bring the idea of using aid to leverage Israel into recognizing Palestinian rights not because that alone will force Israel to change but because it is a component of building the public support, and, crucially, the policy debate that moves U.S. foreign policy from its focus on coercion and warfare to achieve its ends. That’s how we work toward a policy of leading by promoting universal human rights through international law.Continue Reading
Now is the time for everyone who cares about Israel, the Palestinians, the Middle East, and global peace to organize, lobby, demonstrate, petition, and advocate in every way they can for an international coalition with limited U.S. involvement. It can work, the window of opportunity has never been wider.Continue Reading
