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 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 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
Advertisements In my latest piece for examiner.com, I try to find some hope in what still looks like a pretty hopeless new round of direct talks. I’ll be posting later on some statements from the same guy that have the opposite effect.Continue Reading
Advertisements I am not usually inclined to use this space for what others might call a “rant.” But this day, I feel there are some points that need to be made. Today, Hamas claimed responsibility for the murders of four Israeli settlers along a West Bank road. One good friendContinue Reading
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