Gilad Shalit’s Release Emboldens Netanyahu’s Iran Mandate
Israel’s President Bibi Netanyahu and his defense minister Ehud Barak are more determined to attack Iran than ever.
The Politics Behind the Prisoner Swap
The deal has been discussed since Shalit was captured in 2006, now the time has come for 1028 families to be reunited.
The Prisoner Swap
The prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas reflects the power of occupation and the power of changing circumstances.
Arab Spring, Israeli Isolation
With the Arab uprisings reconfiguring the regional political landscape, the time has come for America to regain the trust and goodwill of the Islamic world. The clock is ticking fast.
U.S. Military Aid to Israel: Ever Inviolable
Aid to Israel dodges the austerity bullet.
Kaddish for Oslo, Part 2: The Palmer Report
September turned out to be nothing short of a political tsunami for Israel’s leaders and, consequently, for the United States as well.
U.S. Congress a Standard Bearer for Israeli Expansion
Earlier this month, Rep. Joe Walsh and 30 co-sponsors issued a resolution supporting Israeli annexation of the West Bank.
Answering Obama’s UN Address
Until there is a change in the Obama administration’s policies, the president has little credibility in preaching to the world about the importance of peace.
When Creation Myths Converge: U.S. and Israeli Colonialism
Both the United States and Israeli believed their wildernesses — and those that inhabited them — needed to be tamed.
Israeli Parliamentarians Respond to Bid for Statehood by Calling for Annexation of West Bank
The Land of Israel caucus is urging the Israeli government to respond to the Palestinian Authority’s bid for statehood by formally annexing all Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Kaddish for Oslo
The Oslo Accords produced nothing but settlements and suffering.
Dale Carnegie of the Middle East
Turkey is winning friends and influencing the Middle East, but its Dale Carnegie approach doesn’t extend to Israel.
“Anti-Price Tag Patrol” Yet More Fuel for Israeli Right’s Fire
“Price taggers” are Israeli settlers who retaliate for IDF removal of Israeli settlers from the West Bank by attacking Palestinians and IDF property.
Blocking Palestinian Statehood
The Obama administration looks particularly bad, having spent so much diplomatic energy throughout the Arab Spring pledging to realign U.S. interests in the Middle East with American values of freedom, justice, and dignity.
Arab Spring, Turkish Harvest
As the greatest beneficiary of the Arab Spring, Turkey is going head to head with both Syria and Israel.