I found the article in the Forward this week by Stuart Eizenstat absolutely fascinating. Eizenstat had a great deal to say, and much of it bears listening to, because this article contains many important points and many debatable ones. Eizenstat is a former American ambassador to the European Union, deputy secretary of the Treasury, under [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Stuart Eizenstadt: Rationality That Still Misses the Point
Posted in Academics, Democrats, Jewish Community, Uncategorized, US-Israel Lobby on April 22, 2007 | 66 Comments »
US Playing a Dangerous Game With Israel and Syria
Posted in Democrats, Ehud Olmert, Golan Heights, Lebanon, Syria, United States on April 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Amid all the controversy American support for Israel has generated in recent months, between the Walt-Mearsheimer paper, Jimmy Carter’s book, et al, many have lost sight of the damage the Bush Administration’s policies are doing to Israel and to any hope of resolving the ongoing Middle East conflict. I’ve mentioned previously in this space the [...]
Rules of Engagement
Posted in Uncategorized on April 15, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Dear Readers, It has been and continues to be my goal that this blog be a forum for a free exchange of ideas from all points of view. The reality of this issue is that it tends to get heated. I do not believe it is practical to try to force people to keep their [...]
Opportunity Knocks: The Arab League Renews Its Peace Plan Offer
Posted in Arab League, Ehud Olmert, Fatah, Gaza, Golan Heights, Hamas, Israel, Jerusalem, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, Peace Plans, Refugees, Syria, United States, West Bank on April 8, 2007 | 57 Comments »
The much-awaited moment has come and the League of Arab States has reissued the 2002 Saudi Peace Plan with no changes or amendments. It is important to understand what this initiative says and the great potential it has for putting the region on a course toward a sustainable peace. It is also important to understand [...]
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