Iran Nuclear Deal Realities: A Response to AIPAC
Richard Nephew takes down AIPAC’s claims against the Iran nuclear deal point by point.
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Israel’s Relations With the Arab Gulf States Won’t Warm Until the Occupation Ends
Settling disputes between allies is key to presenting a united front against adversaries. That’s why it has long been in the interests of the…
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Israel’s Occupation Killed Ali Dawabsheh
It’s tempting to treat last week’s tragic murder of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh, burned alive in his bed as the result of a firebomb thrown by…
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Why is Ali Dawabsheh Dead? On Price Tag Attacks
Until the occupation and the settlement project end, tragedies like this on are inevitable. If there is to be any hope of preventing them, it has to start with people standing up to finally say “NO” to the settlements and to force their governments to do likewise.
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Matthew Duss: Congressional Testimony on Impact of BDS
Efforts to blur that distinction are just as dangerous to Israel’s existence as a Jewish and democratic state as attacks on Israel’s legitimacy itself. It is entirely consistent with longstanding U.S. policy, and indeed necessary to preserve the ultimate goal of a two-state solution, to continue to preserve that distinction in U.S. policy and law.
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Correcting the Critics of the Iran Nuclear Deal
The current deal may not be the most perfect solution imaginable, but it is a very good one that achieves its key goals for the U.S. That is not only because there are no viable alternatives to it (and there aren’t, as the utter lack of any other suggestions by the opposition proves), but because this is a triumph of diplomacy that resulted in a good deal for all concerned.
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The Iran Deal Is a Victory for Obama Diplomacy Over Bush Warmongering
“I don’t want to just end the war, but I want to end the mindset that got us into war in the first place.” That was…
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Iran’s Nixonian Anti-Semitism, and What It Means for the Nuke Deal
Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren has said that he asked for the publication of his book to be moved up specifically so it would intervene…
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Obama Makes Settlement Boycotts Kosher
Those who are interested in a better future for both Israel and the Palestinians can accomplish this by simultaneously boycotting settlements and supporting businesses in Israel that do not cross the Green Line into the West Bank.
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The Gaza Report Shouldn’t Be Buried
Israel, and any other country involved in asymmetrical warfare needs a clearer set of rules for what it can do as well as for what it cannot. International Humanitarian Law was written at a time where regular militaries fighting each other defined most warfare. That is no longer the case. Consideration of modern conflicts as well as monitoring and enforcement mechanisms is a crucial next step. Gaza is an opportunity to take that step. We should not let it be buried.