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Ready, Aim, Failure: Bibi Blows It Again

Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I examine the responses to the terrorist attack near Eilat and the subsequent Israeli incursions into Gaza and Egypt. The title says a lot: Ready Aim Failure: Bibi blows it, again.

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A Nuclear Iran: What’s Real And What’s Not?

Posted in Iran, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »

When I’ve spoken at public gatherings, one of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked has been about Iran and its nuclear program. I’ve followed this issue very closely since the early 1990s and since 2001, my answer has been the same, and everything that’s happened since has bolstered my view of this issue. In [...]

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Palestinian Unity: Dividends and Discontents

Posted in Barack Obama, Bibi Netanyahu, Fatah, Hamas, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 27, 2011 | 14 Comments »

The announcement today of a deal for reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas certainly caused a great stir. It’s worth examining what it means. Is This For Real? That’s the first question to be asked and only the coming days will provide an answer, but the early indications are that it seems like this will finally [...]

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Did Israel Provoke Increase in Rockets to Justify Operation Cast Lead?

Posted in Ehud Barak, Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 8, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Prior to Operation Cast Lead, the devastating Israeli attack on Gaza in 2008-09, there had been six months of a truce which both sides claimed the other did not maintain in good faith. Still, the truce endured. When Israel escalated the tensions on November 4, 2008, killing six Hamas men in an operation Israel said [...]

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Is Obama Charting a New Mideast Peace Course?

Posted in Barack Obama, Peace Plans, United States, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 12, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Now that the United States has officially abandoned its attempt to convince Israel to stop building settlements for just a little while, please?, everyone is waiting for Plan B. Those who still hope for a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict are hoping that the Plan B will include an American assertion of its [...]

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