For my International Law class (for those who don’t know, I’m working on my Master’s Degree at University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy), I was asked to write a UN resolution and a strategy for getting it adopted. I thought folks here might be interested in seeing what i came up with, as sort of a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Palestinians’
After Pro-Israel Conference, Gaps Remain Between Netanyahu and Obama
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, Carl Levin, CodePink, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Mitt Romney, Netanyahu, Newt Gingrich, nuclear, Obama, Occupation, Occupy AIPAC, Palestinians, Peace Groups, Rick Santorum on March 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My wrap-up of reporting on the AIPAC conference and implications for war with Iran. Again, I ask, is this really something Mighty AIPAC needed to be afraid of? Oringinally appeared at Inter Press Service News WASHINGTON, Mar 7, 2012 (IPS) – More than 10,000 U.S. citizens descended on Capitol Hill Tuesday under the direction of the American [...]
Obama Talks Tough, But Sticks To Non-Military Options On Iran
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, Egypt, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jeffrey Goldberg, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestine, Palestinians on March 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This article originally appeared on LobeLog As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for his trip to Washington, there has been considerable political rhetoric on both sides of the globe directed at the Obama Administration and pushing it to harden its lineon Iran. There’s been comparatively little pushback, which isn’t all that surprising as President [...]
Adnan Will Live–And So Will Administrative Detention
Posted in International Law, Palestinian Prisoners, tagged Administrative Detention, B'Tselem, Guantanamo Bay, international law, Israel, Khader Adnan, Palestinians on February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
So much has been written in the blogosphere about Khader Adnan, the Palestinian hunger striker, that I thought I would just leave it to others. But now that his hunger strike has ended, I feel moved to make a few points. We will probably never know if there ever was a reason, beyond harassment, for [...]
More on the RNC Call for One State
Posted in Christians, Republicans, United States, tagged Anti-Zionism, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish State, Middle east, Obama, One-State Solution, Palestine, Palestinians, pro-Israel, Republicans, RNC, Two-state solution, West Bank on January 19, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Some follow-up points on the RNC resolution I reported on here. First, I think it’s clear that the RNC absolutely has no idea what they actually said. They do not understand the implications of their resolution and that it would mean either the end of Israel as a Jewish state or would necessitate the mass [...]
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