the Icelandic government has a choice between allowing Reykjavík’s mis-step to make the situation worse, or to capitalize on it and make it a little better. One can only hope they choose the right course.Continue Reading
Fighting boycotts in response to such conditions by calling the boycotters bigots is a failed and dishonest strategy. The potentially successful one is to end the occupation. When an Israeli Prime Minister says there will be no Palestinian state on his watch that will bring boycott in response. An honest effort to roll back the settlements, to move toward an independent Palestinian state, brings global support. The choice for Israel should be clear. It should be even clearer for other countries, especially the United States and European Union.Continue Reading
Advertisements In my latest piece for Souciant, I explore the meaning of Iceland’s resolution recognizing both Palestinian statehood and the Palestinian Right of Return and Bernard Avishai’s recent piece on RoR, which I posted here. For readers’ reference, since RoR is such a controversial subject, my own view of theContinue Reading
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