Netanyahu Has Little to Fear From Kadima’s Desertion
Kadima and Likud part ways over the military draft in Israel.
Is the State Department Going Rogue? Or Did It Just Forget How to Spell?
Regarding Iran, the State Department made odd allusions to facts about the crisis of which nobody else in the administration seems to be aware.
Israeli Border Police Conduct Surveillance on Israeli Protesters and Journalists
To paraphrase Leon Trotsky, “You may not be interested in the Occupation, but the Occupation is interested you.”
What Have These Ultra-Orthodox Jews Got Against Honoring Holocaust Victims?
Actually, it’s those who use the Holocaust to their own ends that they oppose.
LETTER: Which Direction for the Mideast?
Responding to the New York Times’ article “The Third Intifada is Inevitable,” Phyllis focuses on the potential power of the Boycotts, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement.
Recent Arms Purchases by Azerbaijan a Hedge Against Armenia, Not Iran
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan bonds with Israel over their mutual regional isolation.
Syria: America vs. Israel?
Washington should remember the lessons of blowback and avoid intervention in Syria.
Bipartisan Assault on Middle East Peace
Democrats joined Republicans in passing a new bill that makes peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors all the more difficult
Morals in the Age of One Superpower
Can a superpower act morally in its foreign policy? Recent evidence of U.S. conducts suggests otherwise.
Remembering Israel’s West Bank Offensive
Israeli acts of aggression continue to enjoy broad bipartisan support in Congress, even from so-called “progressive heroes.”
A Bromance Made in Hell: When Mitt Met Bibi
Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu worked for the same firm before becoming politicians.
The Phases of War: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Israel
Before a book-writing break in Texas, Phyllis reflects on the different stages where our various wars are at this moment in this edition of the New Internationalism newsletter.
Nuclear Alert
The red alert from Iran, with some context.
Does the Saudi Arms Deal Jeopardize Israel?
The United States may soon find that it can’t “have it both ways” by arming Saudi Arabia and maintaining Israel’s qualitative military advantage.
Bribing Israel
Why is the Obama administration promising even more advanced military hardware to Israel?