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Netanyahu’s New Friends

Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, Fatah, Hamas, Palestine, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

In my latest piece for Souciant, I look at Benjamin Netanyahu’s ineffectual “threat” to cut off the negotiations to nowhere with the Palestinian Authority if they reunify with Hamas. Bibi clearly wants a situation where the US will back an Israeli refusal to continue negotiations, and Hamas joining a unity government gives him that. But [...]

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Just Sayin’…

Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Ha’aretz reports that Israel is asking the US to “prod” the Palestinians back to talks. OK, nothing new there, but what I found interesting was this: The Prime Minister’s Office said that the conversation with Clinton lasted 45 minutes, and quoted Netanyahu as saying, “Israel is interested in continuous talks with the Palestinians while preserving [...]

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More on the RNC Call for One State

Posted in Christians, Republicans, United States, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , 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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The Oslo Syndrome

Posted in Peace Plans, US-Israel Lobby, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »

In my latest piece for Souciant, I continue with my recent theme of where to go now that the two-state solution has been rendered moot. Using a recent article by Yossi Alpher as a foil, I examine some of the reasons the Oslo process failed, a process that need not have been the only route [...]

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The Withering Away of the State(s)

Posted in Israel, One-State Solution, Palestine, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 4, 2012 | 3 Comments »

In my latest piece for Souciant, I get a chance to really develop the view that the two-state solution has been killed, and what frustrated two-staters like myself, and maybe many of you, need to do to develop a new vision of a workable solution that addresses Palestinian freedom as well as the national and [...]

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