The Hamas-Likud Double Standard
This piece originally appeared at LobeLog. The Palestinian Authority installed its unity government today. The responses have been as telling as they were expected. For Palestinians, the development...
View ArticleIsrael-Palestine Without A Peace Process
What we’re seeing now in Israel-Palestine is what this looks like when the US-led peace process is removed and nothing replaces it. Maybe it’s better than an institutionalized process that serves only...
View ArticleUS Backing Israeli War of Choice In Gaza
An edited version of this article appeared at LobeLog. The moral high ground is always a tenuous piece of property. It is difficult to obtain and is easily lost. It is seen, however, as crucial...
View ArticleIs Hamas Winning?
An edited version of this piece first appeared at LobeLog. When Israel, or any country, engages in armed conflict with a guerilla group, even if that group controls significant territory and...
View ArticleCeasefire in Gaza: Where Things Stand
This article originally appeared at LobeLog. With a 72-hour truce apparently holding and Israel also apparently having ended its ground operation in Gaza, it seems a fair time to assess where things...
View ArticleFraming the Gaza Narrative
This article originally appeared in an edited form at LobeLog. With U.S. bombs dropping in Iraq once again and Israeli troops having moved out of Gaza, the fighting between Hamas and Israel has faded a...
View ArticleA Proposed UNSC Ceasefire Plan For Gaza
The attempt to resolve the ongoing, albeit highly uneven, exchange of fire between Israel and Gaza has now reached the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The draft proposal, initially pushed by...
View ArticleWhy Is Netanyahu Targeting Abbas for the Har Nof Massacre?
This past Tuesday saw the latest in a horrifyingly long line of atrocities in Jerusalem. Two armed Palestinians entered a synagogue in the Har Nof neighborhood, killed five Israeli civilians and...
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