Tag Archives: settlements

Naive Foreign Policy

Posted on 02/17/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

So the US proposed to back a resolution basically reaffirming what it should not have affirmed in 1979 about the legitimacy of settlements, though a weaker version. The current reported proposal would only condemn “continued” settlement building, something that hardly … Continue reading →

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J Street’s Call to End Oslo

Posted on 11/30/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

This week J Street sent out a petition to its membership urging them to sign on to a letter urging the Obama Administration as follows: Mr. President — You have inspired me with your commitment to a two-state solution to … Continue reading →

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Palestinians Leveraging UN Pressure

Posted on 11/16/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

An article in Haaretz today describes the problems that the Palestinians have with the current moratorium extension proposal. The article quotes an unnamed Israeli official as saying: The political benefits that Israel would receive as part of the package of … Continue reading →

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Obama’s full-court press on Israel

Posted on 03/26/2010 by Meryl Yourish

So, the man who proclaimed to AIPAC that he had a “strong commitment” to the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the United States is leading a full-court press to force Israel to yield to The One’s indomitable will. Let us … Continue reading →

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About those “settlements”

Posted on 06/28/2009 by Soccerdad

In an op-ed that is fully supportive of the administration, What a Freeze Can’t Do, David Ignatius lets a little inconvenient truth slip out. That doesn’t mean any breakthroughs are imminent, however. The more the administration pressures Israel, the more … Continue reading →

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Condemnation by settlement

Posted on 06/22/2009 by Soccerdad

Now that the Obama administration has apparently chosen to disregard the Bush administration’s commitments to Israel about so-called “settlements, ” Rick Richman reminds us (after recalling a number of forgotten points about UN resolution 242): The more important point, however, … Continue reading →

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