Biden must reckon with a more progressive approach to foreign policy, even in Israel, an area where he may have some personal investment, but where the government has shifted to such an extreme position that even someone as supportive as Biden will have to take action if he hopes to salvage the possibility of diplomacy.Continue Reading
It is not and has never been impossible to approach the issue of Israel-Palestine from a framework of equal rights that embraces, rather than ignores, the strong national movements of both Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. That approach can lead to a future of equality and peace that the unequal compromises demanded by the two-state solution envisioned in the Oslo peace process could never deliver.Continue Reading
Gantz was never going to stop annexation, but his partnership with Netanyahu will now make it easier for the new government to move forward on it in a more effective way. Coupled with the personal protection Gantz has afforded the prime minister, the former opposition leader got precious little for his surrender.Continue Reading
Advertisements Matthew Yglesias, the blogger and journalist at Vox, sent out a twitter storm on Sunday that was one of the best summaries of the current state of the Democratic primary I can imagine. In fifteen quick tweets, he really nailed crucial points. Yet, despite Yglesias’ skills with concision, it’sContinue Reading
A woman has made an accusation against a powerful man. If we pick and choose which #MeToo accusations to even take a first look at, we delegitimize the entire process, and undermine the attempt to get our society to give women willing to come forward the benefit of the doubt. If Biden can’t withstand a CNN story about this, how could he possibly stand up to what Republicans will do with this? And, in the longer term, if we can’t pursue each and every accusation of sexual assault, whether it’s politically convenient or not, how can we possibly claim to stand against the misogyny of a Harvey Weinstein or a Donald Trump?Continue Reading
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