The End of the PA, Oslo and the Two State Dream
Well this bill doesn’t have that many implications, right? Danny Danon is offering a bill to the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) that would support the official annexation of the West Bank and the complete break of ties between Israel and the PA. Nice: JERUSALEM (JTA) – The Knesset will vote on a bill calling for full Israeli annexation … Read more
The JDL in the West Bank
A while back a report came out describing the willingness of several pro-Israel groups in France to travel to the West Bank in order to ‘protect’ illegal Israeli settlements from Palestinians attacks. And the French chapter of the Jewish Defense League did not disappoint: Referring to the current “mission” to Israel and the West Bank, the … Read more
Reactions to Netanyahu and Abbas
I returned home today (I know, I missed Abbas and Netanyahu speak – I’ll get on that) to an email from the Institute for Middle East Understanding offering the following reactions to the speeches, Enjoy: Diana Buttu, former PLO legal advisor and negotiator, current Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s … Read more
Obama’s Campaign Speech at the UN
My reactions to Obama’s speech at the UN went as follows: Obama said nothing relevant and used the UN as a platform for a reelection speech The part of the speech on Israel/Palestine should solidify Obama’s Israel credentials Obama moved from a man calling for peace (last year at the UN) to one concerned only … Read more
Is Obama the Most Pro-Israel President Ever?
Yesterday, I linked to the site of Amir Mizroch who called President Obama’s UN speech “the most pro-Israel speech [he thinks] anyone has heard at that world forum for a very long time.” Of course, this stands in stark contrast to the various folk who are trying to paint Obama as an Israel-hater. If there was … Read more
Obama’s UN Speech, Part II
Some more reactions from Obama’s speech at the UN earlier today. I wrote earlier that the speech was little more than a campaign speech that hit all the right notes for the domestic audience, but missed tremendously with the international audience (who were in front of Obama. At the UN.) Amir Mizroch watched the speech … Read more
Obama’s UN Speech
One could have easily predicted what Obama was going to say at the UN. Hooray for the fall of dictators; Iran is evil; doesn’t everyone love Israel; change can happen, guys! It is a pretty trite storyline that predictively had very little substance to it. And, of course, that is not the fault of Obama. … Read more
Is the Media Trying to Make a Story Out of Nothing about the Palestinian’s Bid?
It seems that there are more news articles dedicated to the Palestinian bid at the UN than there actually are Palestinians. Everyone has their input about what happens, including the two authors here. Until 10 days ago it was only academics who knew anything about what they were writing, and described the process accordingly. Now … Read more
Fisk Goes Off About the Palestine Vote
Robert Fisk’s piece in the Independent is a beauty: In the new Middle East, amid the Arab Awakening and the revolt of free peoples for dignity and freedom, this UN vote – passed in the General Assembly, vetoed by America if it goes to the Security Council – constitutes a kind of hinge; not … Read more
Pre-UN Vote Israel-Palestine Links
Honestly, is there anything else to talk about these days? (Ok, tons, but still…) I have been crazy busy lately, so I thought today I would play some catch up. For now, then, everyone will have to deal with a veritable barrage of links (from only the last two days) to articles concerning the upcoming … Read more
