Advertisements A short while ago, I was asked to write an article about why there was some hope for the peace process. I agreed to write it, after some consideration. I was completely honest in the article, describing why I thought the best hope for success in the talks liesContinue Reading
Advertisements In my recent piece on the Israeli demand to be recognized “as a Jewish state,” I made the point that there is no clear definition of what it means t be a Jewish state. There is no consensus in Israel as to what this means; indeed, this has beenContinue Reading
Advertisements Once again, an issue with one purpose – to make a peace agreement completely impossible – comes to the fore. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a “Jewish state” as a sine qua non for a deal to end theContinue Reading
Advertisements A brilliant campaign is underway, created by my former colleagues at Jewish Voice for Peace. They have rallied American and British artists and celebrities to support the performers who are refusing to perform in the newly-built performance center in Ariel. I wrote about the importance of this action by IsraeliContinue Reading
Advertisements Some interesting things happening in the background of the launch of the direct talks today… JTA is reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu is prepared to recognize the Palestinian claim to the land alongside the Jewish one. That’s JTA’s headline, anyway. The article itself indicates something rather different. It cites Bibi’sContinue Reading
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