Olmert's Dignified Exit
Olmert's shortcomings notwithstanding, he pursued peace -- a choice that should not be denied its grandeur or be pawned off as a last effort to distract public attention from his personal troubles.
Olmert's shortcomings notwithstanding, he pursued peace -- a choice that should not be denied its grandeur or be pawned off as a last effort to distract public attention from his personal troubles.
Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green
Israel and its surrounding region suffers greatly from water shortages. Water is a national concern, and if there is one thing that concerns everyone ...
James Zogby | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics
Detailing six walks Shehadeh has taken in and around his home in Ramallah during the last 30 years, he invites his readers to witness the transformations that have occurred.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics
Cease-fire or no cease-fire, neither side is turning its swords into plowshares. Nonetheless, the truce between Hamas and Israel is a very good thing.
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media
A blogger reported on a lecture given by an advisor to McCain saying that the nominee plans to declare Jordan a Palestinian state. This supposed lecture, however, never took place.
Uri Avnery | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home
Every time I hear the voice of David Ben-Gurion uttering the words "Therefore we are gathered here..." I think of Issar Barsky, a charming youngster, ...
Rob Kall | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics
Taking Mandela off the terrorist list -- a no brainer. Consequently opening up some new possibilities for peace in the Middle East? Priceless.
AP | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas militants in Gaza backtracked Friday on their claim of responsibility for an attack on a Jewish seminary in Jerusa...
Reuters | Adam Entous and Joseph Nasr | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, claimed responsibility on Friday for the shooting attack in Jerusalem the previous evening in which a local ...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics
President Bush, summing up meetings with both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, said Thursday that a peace accord will require "painful politi...
Michael Shaw | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 09.07.2007 | Politics
Has "pro-Israel" advocacy consistently produced "pro-Israel" ends? At several critical moments, it most certainly has not.
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Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics