American Jews need to get involved in domestic Israeli politics. The days of discussions behind closed doors have passed, and so have the years of consensus. Too much is on the line now for those who care about Israel to demonstrate apathy.
Some American Jews are already involved. One...
(13) Comments | Posted August 9, 2011 | 12:09 PM
In the midst of social protests sweeping Israel these days, few noticed a report broadcast on the sidelines of the nightly news. The item, on any other day, would have shocked the very foundations of the Israeli public: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is said, agreed on 1967...
(2) Comments | Posted June 6, 2011 | 3:57 PM
All the speeches have been made, and the analysts have had their say. Now the time for words has passed, and the real test begins. Was President Obama's Middle East address a speech, or a serious policy plan?
If it was the former, OK. It was a good speech. But...
(45) Comments | Posted February 24, 2011 | 5:21 AM
"I decided I could no longer continue to fool myself," claimed former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in his recently-released memoirs, addressing an ideological shift accounting for the disparity between his public support for a united Jerusalem and eventual willingness to concede dividing the city during closed-door negotiations.
...(4) Comments | Posted February 9, 2011 | 4:08 PM
If the Obama administration is looking to jumpstart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by devising its own proposal to bridge outstanding gaps between the parties, it would do well to focus on the public statements of both Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas.
A good place to start would be...
(121) Comments | Posted February 8, 2012 | 6:27 PM