Advertisements On Monday, the Orwellian-named “Democratic Majority for Israel” hosted a talk by Joe Biden’s lead foreign policy advisor, Antony Blinken. In my latest piece at Responsible Statecraft I examine what Blinken had to say and, unfortunately, conclude that Biden has learned nothing form years of failure as a senator andContinue Reading
Advertisements I was struck by this article in Newsweek on Tuesday. Titled, “Biden Under Fire From Jewish Groups for Palestinian Aid Plans As Anti-War Activists Press For Cuts To Israeli Military,” the piece juxtaposed criticism presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been facing from the right against pressure he’s gettingContinue Reading
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
