A Debate Worth Noting
A story universally missed last week was the extraordinary debate that occurred in Congress in advance of a vote on a resolution against the Goldstone Report.
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Celebrating Berlin While Enabling Israel's Apartheid Wall
The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall highlights both the inherent thirst for freedom and proclivity to hypocrisy ingrained in the human condition.
Israel Stands Alone
Obama has shown far more concern for strengthening ties with authoritarian regimes on the Arabian Peninsula than to maintaining the historically close alliance with the region's only true democracy.
Mothers and Soldiers: Healing the Bonds Destroyed by War
Susan Galleymore is the author of Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War & Terror. She made international headlines as she traveled to Iraq to visit her son stationed in the Sunni Triangle.
Mr. Netanyahu, Tear Down This Wall
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders are full of self-congratulation. But they bear large responsibility for another wall constricting human freedom: the apartheid wall dividing the Palestinian West Bank.
The End of the Oslo Phased
In the midst of discussions regarding possible scenarios following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to run for president, few have paid attention to the larger picture.
UN Note: The Missing U.S. Ambassador
Susan Rice, known for her powerful support for accountability regarding war crimes in Darfur, regardless of potential political consequences, had of course reversed herself when the issue was accountability for Gaza.
We Need 'A Street', Not J Street
Can you imagine how transformational it would be if a high profile, "pro-Arab, pro-peace" organization pressured Palestinian leaders to dismantle the teaching of Jew-hatred in Palestinian society -- a hatred that has made a mockery of all moves toward peace?
Rep. Ellison Blasts Goldstone Vote -- Plus How Your Representative Voted
By a 344-36 vote (22 voting "present"), the House of Representatives condemned the so-called Goldstone report, which found that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in Gaza.
Congress, Accountability, and the Goldstone Report
Congress--and all Americans for that matter--should welcome each and every investigation of human rights violations, wherever and by whomever they may have been committed.
On Israel, Congress Tolerates Abuse
When Washington turns a blind eye on violations by Israel, it gives abusive governments and their supporters a way to deflect criticisms of their unlawful conduct.
Why Do Israelis Dislike Barack Obama?
For Israel's sake, for the Palestinians' sake, and for the good of his presidency, the administration must radically reassess its approach to the Mideast conflict.
Dems in House to Pass Resolution Defending Gaza War
Some of the very House members who denounce the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war and God knows how many other US military actions (often rightly) go mute when it comes to Israel.
Dispatch from J Street
J Street must decide what it wants to be -- a wide tent that allows all Jewish opinions on Israel or an orthodoxy that pushes only conventional platitudes -- but the Palestinians don't have time to wait.
Can Arab/Muslim Countries Criticize Israel Under the UN Anti-Blasphemy Resolution?
How do the Arab/Muslim countries of the OIC plan to continue their criticism of the Israeli occupation and settlement expansion without, in a way, violating their own proposed resolution?
Justice Goldstone and the Jews
We Jews should be very proud of Richard Goldstone. It would be hard to fictionalize a more convincing biography for an engaged and ethically uncompromising jurist.
Who Says Israel Is Stealing Gaza's Water?
Amnesty International is making claims that Israel is leaving Gaza with only a trickle of water. In my efforts to report on positive projects from the...
It Will Take More Than a Wall To Silence Us
If President Obama is to live up to his Nobel, then he should insist that trapping Palestine's emerging Gandhis and Mandelas behind walls is incompatible with a peaceful and just future.
Citzen's Arrest and Mass Disruption of Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in San Francisco
Bay Area residents attempted a citizen's arrest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, while he gave a speech to the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on 22 October 2009.
Netanyahu on Goldstone: "Looking Into" Doing the Right Thing, for the Wrong Reasons
We certainly do not want Israel to take its moral cues from Hamas, nor use that organization's abuses as excuses for inaction.
Too Many Chiefs, Not Enough Indians
President Abbas has failed as a transition figure. The fact remains that he has not introduced a new style of leadership and vision that would lead the Palestinians to a better future.
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