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On the eve of the Pa. primary,The Philadelphia Bulletin interviews Obama’s Middle East Advisors
During the week before the Pennsylvania primary, I met with Sen. Barack Obama's middle east advisers in Washington, Howard Guttman and former Californian Congressman Mel Levine, along with another Obama Middle East aide who...
A Diary of Insight in Middle East Reporting
Posting: April 17, 2008
"Carter's Destruction"
Today is the day that Jimmy Carter -in defiance of requests from several quarters that he not do so-is going to be meeting with officials from Hamas. To achieve peace,...
“Tension in the North”
Posting: April 2, 2008
"Tension in the North"
A report by a 'top military intelligence officer" to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday included a warning that Hezbollah is getting ready for new violence...
Incisive Commentary from Jerusalem
Posting: March 24, 2008
"Fatah and Hamas"
Well, here we are in the midst of an ever-changing scenario that has yet to play itself out.
Officially, neither the US nor Israel has comment on the agreement signed...
Israel’s Test
The issues facing Israel today are existential, in the most literal sense. It is therefore a matter of grave concern when Israelis who ought to know better offer panaceas that can only bring harm.
As...
Incisive Commentary
Posting; March 5, 2008
"Could Be Worse"
The situation is not exactly wonderful, but truly something much worse than what we're seeing right now might have developed.
Condoleezza Rice has left. After meeting with Tzipi Livni today,...
Incisive Commentary
Posting: February 27, 2008
"More?!"
Over 40 Kassams were launched from Gaza today. Hamas has claimed credit for this barrage.
One rocket hit in Sderot near Sapir College, killing student Ronnie Yechiya, who was the father of...
Education for war: Delegitimization, Demonization, and Violence
Reviewed by Arlene Kushner, Senior Policy Research Analyst, Center for Near East Policy Research Ltd.
The American Jewish Committee, in cooperation with The Institute for Monitoring the Impact of Peace and Tolerance in School Education...
Two Weeks of Incisive Commentary
February 21, 2008: Standing Strong
Before returning to current news items, I would like to refer back to one of the themes of yesterday's posting, regarding the inability of some Israelis (some Jews) to defend...
Pa. Senator Arlen Specter’s 17th Visit To Syria Again Produces Nothing
Sen. Arlen Specter has fallen into a trap that makes him look silly and damages U.S. interests as well as the cause of peace and democracy in the Middle East.
Mr. Specter may have been...
