Yes, I'm running for President of Palestine in the next election. No, I don't expect to win. My goal is to get the real leaders to do their jobs and stop putzing around.
There is a real danger that if Iran had nuclear weapons capability it could transfer that to other groups. But the particular threat that Israel is talking up -- that of a conventional nuclear strike from Iran -- is overblown.
For more than a week, Saudi Arabia has been carrying out military operations on its remote southern border to punish Houthi rebels from Yemen who crossed over and attacked one of its patrols.
While both groups embrace Islamic values as their core ideology and driving principle, their political actions appear to be driven more by realpolitik than Quranic mandate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
So far this year, there has been a tendency to vocalize intent and engage in convenient can-kicking, rather than actionable resolve. That's not timidity -- that's testing the state of the ship's rudder.
If this Congress votes today to condemn a report it has not read, concerning events it has totally ignored, about violations of law of which it is unaware, it will have brought shame to this great institution.
It remains to be seen whether the elections will take place on time or, if they do, whether they will be held in Gaza as well as the West Bank.
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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.
Palestinians are going to require a regional approach. The Arab world needs to play a much larger role than it has, primarily as an import market and as a positive influence on the overall regional business environment.
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.
The author of the infamous Goldstone Report is now trying to distance himself from the way in which the report is being used to single out Israel for condemnation.
The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
Based on these core principles, liberals should overwhelmingly demand that the Palestinians accept Israel's minimal request to bring peace.
During a meeting I asked Mashal to reconfirm news that despite the start-and-stop, blurred comments coming out about whether Hamas and Fatah would meet in Cairo, Hamas was going to send a delegation.
For the Palestinians, there is still no real leadership, no one who speaks for all of them, and no one who can get them the state they so desperately want. This must change.
In the neighboring country of Yemen, a very real opportunity to make good on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's promise of friendship is rapidly emerging for Iran.
