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Purim Katan – The Threat of The Mob

Everywhere in the world today, minorities are under threat. Some of you, no–many of you, would note, “They always are.” Yet, the truth is that such threats are relative and today, I am concerned. Americans believe that power is derived … Continue reading

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Naive Foreign Policy

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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The State of the Pursuit of a Palestinian State

Those interested in the peace process as it stands today should read my piece “Palestinian Leverage” followed by my article on the Wikileaks and the Arab perspective both written in November.  The combination of factors that I note in those articles … Continue reading

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Differing Witnesses and “The truth must be somewhere in between”

Many of those who were on the Mavi Marmara are speaking out and what they are saying is damning of Israel. Of course, what they are saying is also contradicted directly by the video of the event. MK Hanin Zuabi … Continue reading

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The Real Problem is Turkey

It is becoming clearer and clearer that Turkey is not simply critical of Israel, but is in fact hostile to Israel. Think about this for a moment. In the past couple of weeks alone, Turkey has worked with Iran to … Continue reading

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US Opposes International Probe

While I have certainly been critical of the way that the Obama administration has dealt with Israel related issues in the past, I must say that the administration’s response to this crisis has been largely on the mark. If I’m … Continue reading

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