While it’s been rewarding to see some of my ideas in publications reporting about the latest Palestinian maneuvers, there have also been some doubters. One of the key criticisms has been of the...
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Apparently an apology is due to Goldstone
By Shimon Peres (from Ha’aretz). South African jurist Richard Goldstone lambasted President Shimon Peres on Thursday for a personal attack on him, which the president launched in response to a...
Obama and Israel
President Obama was helped greatly by the many Jewish voters and supporters who supported him. Obama’s relationship with Israel since coming to office has been troubling, to say the least, and...
The Palestinian Endgame Enters High Gear
I was going to call this piece “Abbas Plays Poker” but then Khaled Abu Toameh wrote a piece in the J Post called Abbas’s Big Bluff in which he argues that Abbas has called for...
Shabbat Shalom
These three were taken by the exceptionally talented Tal Shavit and much of her beautiful work can be seen (in a larger size) on her account at Flickr. For those who want to see it, she also has a...
Bringing down part of the Barrier at Na’alin
One of the two key centers for Palestinian demonstrations against Israel, which have supposedly been non-violent, as long as stone throwing counts as non-violence, is Na’alin. Today some young...