Yitzhak Rabin

Rabin's Absence Has Left a Major Question Unanswered

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.11.2008 | Home


Daoud Kuttab

Israel has reverted to the useless tactic of denigrating legitimate Palestinian leaders and denying the right of self-determination to the people living under its military siege, especially in Gaza.

Time For Hannity and Friends to Take a Xanax

Larry Gellman | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Larry Gellman

It's over. The American people have spoken. If this election was a basketball game, it would be time to clear the benches and let the subs play out the clock.

A New Low: McCain Camp Condones Violent Threats Against Obama

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


Eric Schmeltzer

John McCain's campaign is defending these kinds of outbursts, saying those like Barack Obama who are bothered "just doesn't understand regular people."

Yitzhak Rabin and Barack Obama

Daniel Lubetzky | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Daniel Lubetzky

Neither McCain nor Palin have actually advocated or said that Obama himself is a "terrorist," but they and their campaign have certainly engaged in smear campaigns creating enough innuendos.

Israel and Palestine Can Still Achieve Peace

Mahmoud Abbas | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Mahmoud Abbas

Partial peace, as proposed by my current interlocutors, is not the way forward. Partial freedom is a contradiction in terms. Either a Palestinian lives free or continues to live under the yoke of Israeli military occupation.

Obama Hits All of the Basics in Middle East but Can Do More

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics


Ray Hanania

Obama did all the "right" things during his tour of the Middle East. But doing the "right things" might not be enough to actually achieve Middle East peace. Obama needs to do more.

Benazir Bhutto: A Killing and Three Funerals

Amy Wilentz | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics


Amy Wilentz

As her father's daughter, Bhutto couldn't obey the ineluctable logic of the new Pakistan: wouldn't stay inside, wouldn't shun the people, wouldn't go back into exile after the first attack.

The Pro-Israel Consensus Shifts

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


MJ Rosenberg

Some of the more conservative American Jewish institutions are coming around to acceptance of the two-state solution, ending the occupation, and sharing Jerusalem.