Archive for the ‘Palestine’ Category

Burying the Palestinians

Posted in Palestine, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 24, 2013 | 1 Comment »


John Kerry is advancing the show of extricating the US from the Middle East, this time by “exhausting all possibilities for peace.” This opens up some opportunities for the Palestinians that I explore in Souciant this week.

Read Full Post »

Kerry’s Latest Mideast Trip Doomed Before It Starts

Posted in Israel, Palestine, United States, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 22, 2013 | 1 Comment »


John Kerry’s charade in Israel and Palestine is growing exceedingly tiresome. As I explain in Lobelog today, Israelis are laughing at him, other US diplomats are sneering and Palestinians, as usual, are just frustrated.

Read Full Post »

Obama’s Subtle Message To Israel: You’re Not My Top Priority

Posted in Barack Obama, Israel, Palestine, United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


Another piece of mine on Obama’s Mideast trip. This one, at LobeLog, digs down a bit deeper in the events and speeches to explain why I think this is just a part of the broader process of the US stepping away from the Middle East in general.

Read Full Post »

Losing American Interest

Posted in Israel, Palestine, United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »


President Obama has now left Israel and is winding up his trip. His speeches sounded very counter-productive, offering no hope for progress. And I suspect that was just the message he was sending, especially to Israel. I explain in this week’s Souciant column.

Read Full Post »

Next Year in Jerusalem

Posted in Israel, Palestine, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »


With the year ending, many writers will do their reviews of 2012. I look at where we are and what that might mean for 2013 for Israel and the Palestinians and the outside players, the US and EU.

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 2,709 other followers

%d bloggers like this: