Advertisements After years of the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority making it clear to the Palestinian people that diplomacy will not secure the realization of Palestinian rights–especially given the massive power imbalance–the use of armed resistance to Israeli apartheid is growing among Palestinians. People have asked, “where isContinue Reading
Advertisements While it is conceivable that there could be a two-state solution that treated Palestinians and Israelis equally, the one the Oslo peace process envisioned didn’t come close to being that. Even though that vision is finally behind us, the approach of prioritizing Israeli needs–national, security, even political–over not onlyContinue Reading
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
Now is the time for everyone who cares about Israel, the Palestinians, the Middle East, and global peace to organize, lobby, demonstrate, petition, and advocate in every way they can for an international coalition with limited U.S. involvement. It can work, the window of opportunity has never been wider.Continue Reading
Changing the course of the Israel-Palestine conflict has gone well beyond replacing Netanyahu. It may be a necessary first step, but his long tenure has robbed that step of most of its impact.Continue Reading
