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Archive for February, 2007

Who’s “Beyond the Pale?”, Part 2

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Jewish Community, Palestine, Separation Wall, Settlements, United States, West Bank on February 28, 2007 | 13 Comments »

In Part 1 of this essay, I addressed Rabbi Ira Youdovin’s characterization of Jewish Voice for Peace as “beyond the pale” because we supported the views of former President Jimmy Carter. Now, I’d like to address his other basis for drawing his arbitrary line between JVP and the Jewish community, divestment. Simply by saying that [...]

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Who’s “Beyond the Pale?”, Part 1

Posted in Carter, Israel, Jewish Community, Separation Wall, West Bank on February 27, 2007 | 20 Comments »

In a recent op-ed in the Jewish weekly, The Forward, Jewish Voice for Peace was described as being “beyond the pale” because we “support divestment and … urge Congress to heed Carter’s words.” Interestingly, JVP receives a huge amount of support from the great many Jews all across the country and around the world who [...]

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The Myth That Stays With Us: Camp David 2000

Posted in Camp David, Ehud Barak, Israel, Palestine, Yasir Arafat on February 21, 2007 | 31 Comments »

Although I’m something of a historian by trade and inclination, in this space I try to keep to current events. But some historical events are of particular importance because they continue to shape today’s events. This is especially true of the failed attempt at Camp David in 2000 to cobble together a final peace agreement [...]

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Palestinian Unity: Progress and Pitfalls, Part 2

Posted in Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, United States on February 11, 2007 | 24 Comments »

The primary purpose of the Palestinian unity agreement this week was internal Palestinian unity. But Palestinian security also depends on the lifting of the economic blockade they have been under since the election of the Hamas government. In the short term, this agreement is not going to change the stances of the main actors in [...]

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Palestinian Unity: Progress and Pitfalls, Part 1

Posted in Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine on February 11, 2007 | 12 Comments »

The preliminary deal struck in Mecca this week for a Palestinian unity government was greeted with a good deal of fanfare and a lot of questions. First and foremost among those questions was whether the deal would be “acceptable” to Israel and the United States and be adequate to lift the economic blockade those two [...]

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