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Israel Struggles With PLO’s ‘Right Of Return’ Demands
With the genesis of the Oslo process in 1993, what escaped the attention of the mainstream media in Israel and abroad was the continuing insistence of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that all Palestinian...
On the Jewish Question in Annapolis
Herewith some thoughts about tomorrow's Annapolis peace conference, and the larger problem of how to approach the Israel-Palestine conflict. The first question (one might think it is obvious but apparently not) is, "What is...
Bombardment of Sderot and its Human Side Effects
There was another Kassam rocket barrage at the Negev on Thursday morning.
Twelve rockets landed near Sderot just as students were making their way to school. One woman was hurt by shrapnel and one house...
“April Fools” Piece in the NYTimes Mimimizes Fatah/PA Anti-semitism
I usually don't like playing bash-the-journalist. I try avoiding the ritualistic Tirade against the Times, which keeps pro-Israel New York Times readers' blood flowing. But an April 1, 2008 front-page article was so ridiculous...
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,...
20 Middle East Policy Questions to Ask Candidates Running for Public of Office in...
I have spent the past week covering Middle East policy issues during the presidential primaries in Pennsylvania, in my capacity as the Middle East correspondent for the Philadelphia Bulletin.
I find that people hesitate about...
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...
Incisive Commentary
Posting: June 6, 2008
"Shifting"
The situation. Sometimes I see us simply going in the most frustrating circles, but now (very tentatively) I see a shift in some of what we're dealing with.
We might start with...
Terror Accountability Of The Israeli Government
Last week, follwing the terror attack in Jerusalem, The Bulletin contacted the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about the Israeli government's response to the Hamas:
The Bulletin forwarded a statement to the Israeli...
