28 Nov, 2023
Which side are you on? The false binary of the Israel-Hamas war
Which side are you on? The false binary of the Israel-Hamas war by Sarena Neyman 810 words As a child...
28 Nov, 2023
25 Nov, 2023
Israelis and Palestinians: My Imagined Dialogue
Israelis and Palestinians: My Imagined Dialogue 339 words (arranged by Russell Vandenbroucke) Man’s inhumanity to man,Makes countless thousands mourn. –Robert...
26 Oct, 2023
One Earth, One Humanity, One Spirit
One Earth, One Humanity, One Spirit by Winslow Myers 1038 words The immensity of the carnage in Ukraine, Sudan, and...
25 Oct, 2023
More Than a Cease Fire, a Peace Fire
More Than a Cease Fire, a Peace Fire by Rob Okun 814 words As the October 7 war rages on—and...
22 Oct, 2023
Time to Abandon International Anarchy?
Time to Abandon International Anarchy? by Lawrence S. Wittner 969 words In December 1934, Arthur Henderson, a leader of the...
12 Oct, 2023
Hell Is Not Predestined
Hell Is Not Predestined by Robert C. Koehler 958 words Humanity’s cancer shows up in Israel and Palestine. Missiles fly,...
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...
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....
30 Dec, 2022
Unity in the community, or, how I learned to get along with my enemies
For years I taught a graduate class, Identity Conflict, and I would begin the term by noting that trying to...
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...
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. ..