Martin Indyk was twice ambassador to Israel. He used to be research director for AIPAC and was the founding Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. When people write about “The Israel Lobby,” whether sensibly or otherwise, the very icon of their subject is Martin Indyk. In this translation of an interview [...]
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Frank Talk From Martin Indyk
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged AIPAC, Barak, Gaza, Israel, Israel Lobby, Martin Indyk, Middle east, Obama, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Syria, Two-state solution, West Bank on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Benny Morris: A Man Everyone Can Love to hate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1948, Anti-Zionism, Benny Morris, Israel, Jewish State, Middle east, One-State Solution, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, Two-state solution on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Benny Morris has a new book out where he examines the rise of the one-state solution in the discourse around the Israel-Palestine conflict. I review it here. The review has much of what i would want to say about Morris. But I think it’s important to emphasize two things. One is that Morris is clearly [...]
Step One: Take Down All Outposts and Totally Freeze Construction
Posted in Barack Obama, Bibi Netanyahu, Israel, Laws, Palestine, Settlements, West Bank, tagged Biden, human rights, Illegal outposts, Israel, Obama, settlement freeze, Settlements, settlers on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In his recent speech at the annual conference of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Vice President Joe Biden reiterated President Barack Obama’s call for a freeze of Israeli settlements and the dismantling of “illegal outposts” set up by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. There are many issues that need to be resolved between [...]
The Beginning of the End of the "Israel Lobby"
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged AIPAC, Israel, Israel Lobby, Obama on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two former staffers for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) had the charges of espionage against them dropped today. The government decided it was going to have too difficult of a time in winning this case. Think AIPAC won? Think again. This case has been pending since August of 2005, and you can bet [...]
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