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
Apartheid or Not Apartheid, the Facts Are the Same
2010-01-11
Advertisements I intend to write a good deal more about the important ideas Henry Siegman put forth in his article in the Nation this week. But there’s an important aspect to my thoughts on the piece that I felt needed a separate reading. Siegman decided to bluntly call Israel “theContinue Reading
Crucial Reading: Jerusalem Blitz (Lara Friedman and Danny Seidemann)
2010-01-07
Advertisements For the past several months, I’ve been telling everyone I could here in Washington that Jerusalem is THE issue at the moment. There is a concerted effort, especially in the wake of the “settlement freeze,” by the settlers, with key government support, to change the facts in the groundContinue Reading
The Sophistry of Daniel Ayalon
2010-01-05
Advertisements In my latest piece for Zeek Magazine, I take on Danny Ayalon’s assertion that the West Bank and East Jerusalem are not “occupied territory.”Continue Reading