In my latest at Examiner.com I explain why it is a mistake for the US to have granted the Israeli wish to conduct peace talks without using the 1967 borders as a basis. Check it out here.
Posts Tagged ‘Palestinian’
A Bad First Step In US-Brokered Peace Talks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gaza, Israel, Netanyahu, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Settlements, Two-state solution, West Bank on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If This Guy Can Advocate Realistic Peace, Why Can’t We?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abbas, Americans for Peace Now, Arafat, Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Dov Weissglas, human rights, Israel, Jerusalem, Lara Friedman, Netanyahu, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, Peace Groups, pro-Israel, Settlements, settlers, Terrorism, Two-state solution, West Bank on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not much to say here, but WOW. Dov Weissglas was once Ariel Sharon’s right-hand man. He was the one who informed the world that the hidden agenda behind the Gaza withdrawal, in his own formulation was to put “formaldehyde” into the peace process. Lara Friedman, of Americans for Peace Now circulated this op-ed that Weissglas [...]
Israeli Cast Lead Report: Yes, Virginia, There WERE Crimes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Avichai Mandelblit, Gaza, Goldstone, Hamas, human rights, IDF, international law, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinians, rule of law, Terrorism on July 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’ve just finished reading the Israeli report updating investigations into alleged war crimes in Operation Cast Lead. The report quite clearly shows there were some serious issues in that war, and that international outrage was not unwarranted, even if Israel would still maintain it was exaggerated. Many make the case that the report vindicates the [...]
The One-State Solution Comes From…The Right?
Posted in One-State Solution, tagged Ali Abunimah, democracy, Gaza, human rights, Israel, Jabotinsky, Jerusalem, Moshe Arens, Occupation, One-State Solution, Palestine, Palestinian, pro-Israel, Reuven Rivlin, Settlements, settlers, Two-state solution, Tzipi Hotovely, West Bank on July 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
A section of the Israeli right wing has now graduated from their unabashed opposition to advocating a one-state solution. This is not a passing affectation, I think, but a strategic choice that is gaining support, with good reason. The right-wing idea is built on the fatal flaw that progressive advocates of a one-state solution have [...]
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