Advertisements In my latest blog post for Meretz USA, I question the wisdom of the big push by President Obama for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians right now. Of course, I support direct talks, and indeed believe them to be the only way to eventually settle this conflict. But rightContinue Reading
Advertisements Three cheers for Fareed Zakharia, who yesterday announced he was returning the award and the $10,000 honorarium he got from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) after their abominable support of bigotry and hate in the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy in New York. The ADL and its leader, Abe Foxman,Continue Reading
Advertisements Aaron Miller, long-time State Department official, warns President Obama against pushing so hard for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Lara Friedman, of Americans for Peace Now, explores the tangled web that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will need to walk now that even the Arab League has endorsedContinue Reading
Advertisements I recently wrote about the right-wing plans being floated for a one-state solution. In truth, of course, the idea really encompassed two states, with Israel encompassing what is now that state and also including the West Bank, and Gaza being a Palestinian state. Now, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor LiebermanContinue Reading
Advertisements I’ve just finished reading the Israeli report updating investigations into alleged war crimes in Operation Cast Lead. The report quite clearly shows there were some serious issues in that war, and that international outrage was not unwarranted, even if Israel would still maintain it was exaggerated. Many make theContinue Reading
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