Make Up For the Letdown
2010-03-06
Advertisements Maybe proximity talks are about to start between Israel and the Palestinians. Here’s my take, and why I don’t think, in and of themselves, such talks mean very much at all.Continue Reading
What Israelis Can Do
2010-02-12
Advertisements In my latest piece for Zeek Magazine, I look at the prospects in the medium term, several years, and what the US, Israel and the Palestinians can do to come back from the brink. Europe is often overlooked in this equation, and I try to bring it in.Continue Reading
The Mideast After Massachusetts
2010-01-22
Advertisements My latest in Zeek Magazine explores the implications of the Republican victor in the Massachusetts Senate election and where Obama needs to go from here.Continue Reading
Misdiagnosing Israel's Ills
2010-01-15
Advertisements My latest piece for Zeek Magazine examines Henry Siegman’s call for an imposed solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict as well as Israel’s own unwillingness to admit that its diminishing popularity is due to its policies and actions.Continue Reading
A Most Unlikely Source of Hope
2009-12-26
Advertisements An article I really can’t believe I could write. But my latest at Zeek describes a report from one of the most hardcore right-wing people in the DC scene and how it reflects a real opportunity to turn things around in the impasse between Israel and the Palestinians.Continue Reading