There’s a serious split in Hamas reflecting the growing civil war among Islamists along Sunni-Shia lines… Continue reading
The advocacy of the destruction of a long-existing state, established by an internationally recognized act of national self-determination, has hardly dented Nusseibeh’s “moderate” credentials… Continue reading
On Monday afternoon, the Palestinians destroyed officially whatever was left of the concept of a peace process with Israel… Continue reading
Knesset speaker visits Ireland: “It is legitimate to criticise us but first you must know the facts”
Ireland and Israel have had a less than harmonious relationship over the years so the significance of Mr. Rivlin’s visit has been highlighted by Israeli officials, noting that high-level bilateral contact between Ireland and Israel are relatively rare… Continue reading
There is a constant effort to portray those who express Israeli public opinion and the views of professional analysts as “right-wing”… Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave us a clear picture of the Obama administration’s view of the region… Continue reading
International law has played a central role in attempting to solve the Arab-Israel conflict… Continue reading
Every day in the Middle East, terrible things take place… Continue reading
Media, “experts,” and governments finds it very hard to understand an amazing phenomena… Continue reading
I realized that there was a totally different and far more revealing way of approaching this issue… Continue reading
Many people are obviously and understandably frustrated that Israel is so badly treated by the Mug-gers complex in much of the Western world… Continue reading
Such a move is expected to cause an environment of intensified strife… Continue reading
Mahmoud Abbas has confirmed that he will request full membership at the United Nations… Continue reading
Thursday, Sept. 15, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas went back on his assurance 24 hours earlier to… Continue reading
The tempest which Israel had tensely anticipated for September in the wake of a Palestinian bid for unilateral UN recognition of their state… Continue reading
Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the Israeli Palestinian conflict… Continue reading
Marwan Barghouti, under a life sentence in an Israel prison, has said that if the United States vetoes a unilateral Palestinian statehood proposal… Continue reading
Israel must rush to help create a Palestinian state as fast as possible in order to protect its own security… Continue reading
In a few weeks, an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote for collective recognition of a Palestinian state… Continue reading
Israel’s historic position toward the territories captured in the 1967 war has been: Israel will control this land until… Continue reading
Nabil Shaath has given a fascinating and insightful interview that is well worth analyzing… Continue reading
But why is Congress taking the lead on this threat… Continue reading
Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing at all… Continue reading
An analysis of the Lying-for-Peace Movement and of how the main arguments on the… Continue reading
Obama demands freeze on all Israeli construction in existing settlements, undoing 16 years of U.S. and Palestinian Authority (PA) acceptance… Continue reading
You know that President Barack Obama understands he’s got problems with Israel… Continue reading
And so he rushes off to Europe to muster support so that the United States is not alone… Continue reading
A reader writes to me that I don’t understand how President Barack Obama is really friendly toward Israel… Continue reading
Palestinian Authority “president” Mahmoud Abbas is retiring and has called on Fatah to choose a replacement… Continue reading
Speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Sunday morning, U.S. president Barack Obama said… Continue reading
One of my readers points out that last February I mockingly quoted the New York Times’ assurances that everything would be all right… Continue reading
Suddenly, after years of persistent failure, Fatah and Hamas — which means the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas — have signed a… Continue reading
There is confusion on two points regarding the Israel-Palestinian “peace process”… Continue reading
Mass media editorials are worth analyzing not because they influence government policy — they don’t — but because they reflect current… Continue reading
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