‘Peace’ Archives
Settlement Freeze Extended
Barack Obama announced yesterday that Israel will work on a settlement freeze before Israel was able to announce that they would re-new their settlement freeze. Mr. Netanyahu would have a hard time ending it now, after Mr. Obama's statement. The U.S. has agreed to trade approximately $3 billion worth of military materials with Israel for a three [...]
We’ll Give You a State on One Condition…
Peace talks have stalled due to the end of the settlement freeze, but now Prime Minister Netanyahu wants another condition: an oath from the Palestinians to Israel as "the national state of the Jewish people." The loyalty oath has long been a desired action by the religious right. The Palestinian Authority may recognize this, but not in [...]
Middle East Peace Talks
Everyone's saying that this time might be the time, if only Netanyahu sticks to his guns. Sure he says he wants peace, and Mr. Barak, a coalition ally who acts as a foreign minister, is helping the process along, but it's a matter of how dedicated Mr. Abbas and he actually are. Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egypt's President Mubarak endorsed [...]
Why Israel Shouldn’t Bomb Iran
Bret Stephens for the Wall Street Journal recently wrote an op-ed piece about Why Israel Hasn't Attacked Iran. Although he has received numerous accolades from around the world, I am surprised at his war hawking in this piece. First off, Israel completed a rocket tracker yesterday that can shoot Hezbollah and Hamas rockets out of the sky. Nice. [...]
Netanyahu and Obama: Together at Last
Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama vigorously shook hands today at the White House in a meeting that helped to dispel the past few months of tension between their respective countries. Yesterday, Israel said that they would take steps to ease the blockade on Gaza. A list of items that are supposed to encourage economic growth in Gaza [...]
Who Does Turkey Think They Are?
Turkey was once a key ally to both Israel and the U.S. Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Erdogan, Turkey is becoming a leader of the Arab League. Erdogan is at present the most popular man in the Muslim world for his vitriolic depiction of Israeli leadership. His ties with extremist Hamas are not comforting and his dinner [...]
Profile: Avigdor Lieberman
Born in Moldova, and immigrating to Israel in the early 70's, Mr. Lieberman is a right wing figure who is Israel's Foreign Minister. He founded the Yisrael Beitenu party which came in third in the 2009 elections. He is controversial for advocating a required oath of loyalty to the state. Those who decline the acceptance of the Jewish colors, [...]
Peace Talks Back on Track
With President Obama set to mediate proximity talks again between Israel and Palestine, there is still much debate as to what it means to have American intervention in the process, especially among American Jews. Elie Wiesel (Left). For many on the right, supporting the Obama administration is akin to denouncing Israel as a state. But many [...]
Israel is Absent at Nuclear Summit
At the largest convention of world leaders in Washington in more than 50 years, President Obama can point to making progress. With Russia and Ukraine working to cut back on stockpiles of Uranium and bombs, and China with the U.S. on Iran sanctions, Israel should feel confident. Israel remained absent from the meeting, however. Speculations [...]
Gaza Prospers and West Bank Plants In Hope for Peace
In Gaza, the tunnels that lead to Egypt are a key mechanism for the transportation of goods. They have recently been multiplying like rabbits, fueling illegal trading of supplies that Israel has outlawed, in turn, dropping prices and leading to rebuilding of the areas that Israel bombed last year. Overall, Gaza is in much better shape than the [...]
