Advertisements For three years, Gilad Shalit has languished in captivity. That captivity is illegal and both the way it has been managed by Hamas as well as Shalit’s capture itself do not fall within the boundaries of “prisoner of war” status, but rather that of a hostage. Hostage-taking is aContinue Reading
Advertisements The Israeli human rights group, Bimkom, has revealed that Defense Minister Ehud Barak has authorized the drawing up of plans for 300 new apartment units in the West Bank. Such new building would be a slap in the face to the Obama administration under any circumstances. But the factContinue Reading
Advertisements I strongly recommend this article at Zeek magazine on the current debate between Israel and the US on natural growth, what a settlement freeze could mean and what next steps Obama needs to take. The author writes further on the point at his blog here.Continue Reading
Advertisements Once again, the IDF has issued a report exonerating itself of any wrongdoing in Operation Cast Lead. Interestingly, the very next day, government spokesman Mark Regev bemoaned the unfortunate name of the attack on Gaza, saying that in translation it loses the positive image the name has in Hebrew.Continue Reading
Advertisements It’s always nice to see when a group of diplomats does something right. In the case of the UN Human Rights Council, the announcement last week of a fact-finding mission headed by Richard Goldstone is not only smart and appropriate; it offers some correction for a past error. DuringContinue Reading
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