Advertisements In Haaretz today, we find an article headlined, in part, with a quote from an anonymous “leading official in a major liberal pro-Israel organization” calling pro-Palestinian objections to the recent solidarity delegation of Democrats led by Nancy Pelosi to Israel a “crazy backlash.” The full quote: “You can disagree withContinue Reading
Advertisements In my latest piece for The New Arab, I look at the new report from Amnesty International accusing and essentially proving that Israel is guilty of the crime of apartheid. I focus largely on the hysterical reaction this has produced in Washington, in the Israeli government, and in the anti-PalestinianContinue Reading
Advertisements My latest piece for Responsible Statecraft explores the recent half-hearted attempt by the Joe Biden administration to re-open the US consulate in Jerusalem that had served as a headquarters for diplomatic contacts with the Palestinian Authority until Donald Trump absorbed it into the US embassy when he moved that officeContinue Reading
Advertisements In July, a Russian military leader made some stunning comments about Russian air defenses in Syria thwarting Israeli air attacks. While Israel, as it customarily does, offered neither confirmation nor denial, the claims were dubious. But what was their purpose if they were exaggerations or falsehoods? I look atContinue Reading
Advertisements Israel’s Ambassador to both the United States and the United Nations, together with future PM-designate and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are threatening to mobilize the laws that nearly three dozen US states have against BDS to fight Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling their ice cream in theContinue Reading
