13 Aug, 2023
Arms Deals Are Bad Deals
Arms Deals Are Bad Deals by Tom H. Hastings 1280 words When the US gives arms to other nations, that...
13 Aug, 2023
24 Jul, 2023
The Widening Breach, in Israel and in Israel-US Relations
The Widening Breach, in Israel and in Israel-US Relations by Mel Gurtov 853 words The Growing Divide Israel’s Knesset, or...
14 Jul, 2023
Jenin, Israel, America
Jenin, Israel, America by Russell Vandenbroucke 710 words This year’s celebrations of American independence straddled Israel’s most intense airstrikes on Palestinians...
24 Apr, 2023
What has to win is life
What has to win is life by Nina Koevoets 1043 words “The choice today is no longer between violence and nonviolence....
26 Mar, 2023
A Big Deal: China’s Middle East Diplomatic Coup
A Big Deal: China’s Middle East Diplomatic Coup by Mel Gurtov 937 words A Big Deal for Some By any...
9 Mar, 2023
Violence and Resistance in Israel and Palestine Ramps Up
Violence and Resistance in Israel and Palestine Ramps Up by Haley Morrow 612 words Just this week, elite fighter pilots...
11 Nov, 2022
Israel’s religious terrorists
No one should be surprised to find Benjamin Netanyahu back as prime minister of Israel, with decisive support from far-right religious extremists.
23 Jul, 2022
Back to the Future: Biden in the Middle East
President Biden has now completed his first visit to the Middle East. The trip was billed as an opportunity to reset relations, especially with Saudi Arabia, promote respect for human rights, and reaffirm traditional US policy on Israel and the Palestine question.
12 Jul, 2022
Can Biden Make Lemonade out of Lemons on his Middle East Jaunt?
Ah, lemonade! As we endure the summer swelter, is there a more refreshing beverage? Making lemonade out of lemons is a worthy and timely endeavor, whether actually or metaphorically.
13 Nov, 2021
Israel’s new leadership offers nothing new to Palestinians
How have Israeli-Palestinian relations changed since the end of the right-wing Netanyahu government? The short answer: Not much; a right-wing government is still in charge...
25 Jun, 2021
Saving the US-Iran Nuclear Agreement
Despite the best efforts of the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu to disrupt the nuclear talks with Iran by attacking Iran’s nuclear computer network, the news out of Geneva is that a new agreement is close to being signed.
1 Jun, 2021
Israel at the Crossroads
Israel was created by an action of the United Nations in 1947 as a haven for Jews leaving Europe during and after World War II.
24 May, 2021
After the Cease-fire: Peace or War?
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to go “beyond the restoration of calm to start a serious dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict.” Noble idea, but don’t expect anything of the sort. ..
21 May, 2021
To Sanction Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Add Them to the State Department’s List
In Jerusalem today, Lehava, the virulent Israeli citizen’s group at the epicenter of armed attacks, race-mongering, and incitement of terror against Palestinians...
20 May, 2021
Terror plus public relations
“The president reiterated his firm support for Israel’s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attack,” The Guardian has informed us, as conflict flares once more in the Middle East.