It’s been a few weeks since I posted an article at Babylon Times, at Souciant. But I’m back today, with a look at the absurd reactions to Palestine’s admittance to UNESCO and a funny incident between Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy that speaks volumes about the obnoxiousness that is Benjamin Netanyahu.
Posts Tagged ‘Abbas’
Two Presidents, One Problem
Posted in Barack Obama, Bibi Netanyahu, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Abbas, ADL, AIPAC, Anti-Semitism, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Netanyahu, Nicolas Sarkozy, Obama, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, pro-Israel, Two-state solution, UNESCO, United Nations on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Leaving America Behind
Posted in Barack Obama, United Nations, tagged Abbas, AIPAC, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish State, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, settlement freeze, Settlements, Two-state solution, United Nations, West Bank on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, looks at the aftermath of the showdown at the UN over Palestinian statehood and the decisions facing the Palestinian people as a result.
Aid to the PA Supported By…Elliott Abrams?
Posted in Palestine, United Nations, Congress, tagged Israel, United Nations, Palestine, Abbas, Middle east, J Street, AIPAC, Obama, Palestinian Authority, ADL, Abe Foxman, Howard Berman, WINEP, Ros-Lehtinen, Elliott Abrams on September 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This piece originally published at LobeLog Yesterday, the House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearingon the future of aid to the Palestinian Authority. Aid to the PA is under bi-partisan attack in Congress due to the Palestinians’ campaign to somehow upgrade their standing in the United Nations. The campaign against the Palestinians, [...]
Palestinians Face Large Cuts in U.S. Aid
Posted in Barack Obama, United Nations, United States, tagged Abbas, AIPAC, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, United Nations, US aid to PA on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My report for Inter Press Service on the hubbub on the Hill over whether to cut aid to the PA because of its UN push.
Crazy for Palestine
Posted in J Street, Palestine, United Nations, tagged Abbas, AIPAC, democracy, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, international law, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, Justice, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, pro-Israel, Two-state solution, United Nations on September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I examine the hysteria in Jerusalem and Washington over next week’s vote, the precise nature of which we still don’t know, on the status of Palestine at the UN.
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