It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that there is no solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that can be attained under present conditions. It goes without saying that resolving this conflict requires strong leadership, if not on all sides (Israeli, Palestinian, American) then at least in two out of three. There is no reasonable possibility that [...]
Archive for July, 2007
It’s The Settlements, Stupid!
Posted in Israel, Palestine, Peace Plans, Settlements, United States, US-Israel Lobby, West Bank on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Help Defeat Legalized Discrimination In Israel
Posted in Israel, Jewish Community, JNF, Knesset, Laws on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Knesset has passed the first of three readings of a bill which would allow the Israel Land Authority (ILA) to hold leasing for lands it administers for the Jewish National Fund (JNF) for Jews only. This would bypass a ruling by the Attorney General Menachem Mazuz earlier this year barring such discrimination and also [...]
Being Realistic About Peace
Posted in Academics, Israel, Palestine, Peace Plans on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the main concerns I hear from people reluctant to pursue any kind of peace process with the Palestinians and the larger Arab world is that people believe that any withdrawal from the Occupied Territories will only strengthen the resolve of the Palestinians to pursue the destruction of Israel. Indeed, the former Israeli Chief [...]
“The Israel Lobby” in Perspective
Posted in Democrats, Jewish Community, Promo, United States, US-Israel Lobby on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My piece, co-authored with Chris Toensing, a response to the John Mearsheimer-Steven Walt paper, “The Israel Lobby” can be found at the Middle East Report web site, or you can purchase the magazine, which would be even better.
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