Even a long-term ceasefire would only manage the conflict and not solve it, likely empowering Hamas vis-à-vis the P.A. and further delaying the Palestinian reconciliation that’s necessary for any conflict-ending agreement. If one’s goal is avoiding such an agreement, as it should be clear by now that Netanyahu’s is, that’s not a bad thing. For those who want a Palestinian leadership able to make credible commitments on behalf of Palestinians as a whole, it is.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process — the one that is supposed to end with a two-state solution — is on life support. Both sides in the…
In the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that a Palestinian state would not be created on his watch, the Obama administration has…
The legislative branch does have an important role to play in interrogating the executive’s foreign policy initiatives, especially one as potentially far-reaching as an Iranian nuclear deal. If they’re interested in playing that role in a serious and responsible way, and not simply using it as opportunity for grandstanding, they should be able to play it. And, given how lax Congress’s oversight of foreign policy in general has been in recent years, Americans should welcome it. And so should President Obama.
Bibi’s speech inadvertently proved that the current negotiations are our best strategy for dealing with Iran.
As the conflict over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech to Congress has grown, one of the arguments being offered in its favor is…
To hear the condemnations from members of Congress, you’d think the Palestinian Liberation Organization had returned to armed struggle. But no, it’s Palestinian nonviolence — specifically, the…
In early August, as the latest Gaza war raged, two pro-Israel consultants, Meagan Buren and Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, circulated a memo addressed to “Top leaders…
For decades, Israel has deepened its occupation of Palestinian land and expanded its settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank with virtually zero consequences.…
President Obama might take his time deciding who his adversaries are, but eventually he gets there. This was the case with Republicans in Congress. It…