Netanyahu Rejects Obama Proposal on Pre-1967 Borders
2011-05-20
Advertisements My latest piece for IPS News is up. It looks at the meeting today between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama and the fallout from it.Continue Reading
Hillel Bars Jewish Group While the Knesset Targets J Street
2011-03-10
Advertisements In his 1988 book, Israel’s Fateful Hour, the former head of Israeli military intelligence, Yehoshafat Harkabi, regarded up until the day of his death in 1994 as perhaps Israel’s premier expert on the Arab world and Islam, wrote the following: “Given that Israel’s predicament also affects Jews in theContinue Reading
More on the J Street BDS Panel
2011-03-08
Advertisements In my recent post on the J Street Conference panel on Boycotts/Divestment/Sanctions, I focused mainly on Rebecca Vilkomerson, whose support for BDS in a moderately left/liberal Jewish space was greeted with civility even by most of those who disagreed with her; and on Kenneth Bob of Ameinu who, thoughContinue Reading
See? We Can Talk About BDS
2011-03-02
Advertisements I asked myself, should I blog first about the J Street conference as a whole, or about the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) panel in particular, since I plan to write both. I decided to start with the BDS panel, because it really was a remarkable event. J StreetContinue Reading
The New York Times Shows Its Poor Journalistic Standards
2011-02-15
Advertisements Even when the New York Times gets it right, they get it wrong. On February 3, the Times printed an article about Jewish Voice for Peace, and high time it was. Some will think my past association with JVP is coloring my view here, but I do not sayContinue Reading