In another hopeful sign of change on Israel, the venerable, conservative New York Times published an Op Ed piece by Tony Judt, director of the Remarque Institute at New York University and, notably, an American Jew. This is noteworthy on two counts: 1) that the NYT would give a high profile to a piece critical [...]
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NYT Publishes Op Ed Urging Change in Israel Policy
June 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Obama, Palestine, Policy
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Der Spiegel Interview with the President of Iran
April 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Iran, Middle East, Muslim, Obama, Palestine, Policy, Proliferation, Terrorism
On April 10, Der Spiegel published an extensive interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. It is very clear that the interviewers are mainstream pro-American, Nato supporters, and they press Ahmadinejad very hard time and again on his positions and policies. Although his views seem distorted in places, I was impressed by his even temper in response [...]
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Der Spiegel -’Netanyahu and Lieberman Are the Gravediggers of the Peace Process’
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Policy
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has faded from U.S. front pages, but the outcome is crucial to calming tensions in the Mid East and, therefore, to the long-term security of the United States. The results of the recent election in Israel reflects the unwillingness of the Israelis as a nation to accept Arabs as equal partners in [...]
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Lest We Forget the Palestinians …
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Policy
In the midst of the escalating global financial,economic, and political crisis, it is easy to forget about the suffering of the Palestinians — and the continuation of the wrongheaded American policy of attempting to deny legitimacy to Hamas, the democratically elected Palestinian government. Two articles in Der Spiegel show that in Germany, at least, the [...]
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