1 Sep, 2024
Cease-fire Agreements in the Middle East Seem More Remote than Ever
Cease-fire Agreements in the Middle East Seem More Remote than Ever by Mel Gurtov 767 words “Blood on His Hands”...
1 Sep, 2024
19 May, 2024
A Package Deal Full of Holes
A Package Deal Full of Holes by Mel Gurtov 276 words The Biden administration has been working on a package...
1 May, 2024
Heat—or Light?
Heat—or Light? by Winslow Myers 523 words Civil disobedience, the willingness to break a law and endure the consequences for...
28 Apr, 2024
Way Outside the Confines of the Box
Way Outside the Confines of the Box by Tom H. Hastings 675 words “Insanity is doing the same thing over...
23 Jan, 2024
Absurd!
Absurd! by Winslow Myers 821 words Absurd — ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous (Merriam-Webster) The condition of absurdity has been examined in...
6 Jan, 2024
The Law of the Jungle: Our Teacher?
The Law of the Jungle: Our Teacher? by Robert C. Koehler 928 words Perhaps the primary value of war –...
12 Nov, 2023
Cease Fire? Obstacles and Opportunities
Cease Fire? Obstacles and Opportunities by Mel Gurtov 818 words Appeals for a cease fire in Israel’s war with Hamas...
29 Oct, 2023
The War in Israel: Costs and Consequences
The War in Israel: Costs and Consequences by Mel Gurtov 1059 words The Victims Israel’s air war on Gaza is...
11 Oct, 2023
The Hamas Attack on Israel
The Hamas Attack on Israel by Mel Gurtov 938 words Terror and Retribution Once again, Israel and the Palestinians are...
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...
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.
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. ..
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.
14 May, 2021
Getting Back to Basics in Policy on Israel
“The problem with the Middle East is that you can try to turn your back on it, but it won’t turn its back on you,” said Martin S. Indyk, former US ambassador to Israel...