In Congress, Democratic leaders find common ground with their Republican counterparts in their effort to defend the Israeli assault on unarmed humanitarian aid flotillas. In a sharp contrast with the broad international consensus, a number of democratic representatives and senators proclaimed that the murder of nine activists, which took place in international waters, were inevitable and justified as Israel’s “right to self-defense.”
Reader Challenge: Trade Flotilla Investigation for Blockade?
Israel intends to ease the blockade on Gaza in exchange for American support for a whitewash of the investigation into the Flotilla incident. Is this nothing more than appeasement?
Democratic Party Defends Israeli Attack
Countering the broad consensus of international legal scholars who recognize that the attack was in flagrant violation of international norms, prominent Democrats embraced the Orwellian notion that Israel’s raid, which killed at least nine activists and wounded scores of others, was somehow an act of self-defense.
Gaza Flotilla: Prelude to a Wider War?
Polls show two out of three Israelis disapprove of the attack on the flotilla, but are the two military men running the Tel Aviv government listening? Or are they about to take advantage of a crisis to launch a regional war that would make the Gaza boat attack look like a glass of spilled milk?
Blaming Turkey
Last year, Lauren Rosenberg was walking across a four-lane highway in Utah when she was hit by a car. Now she’s suing Google for $100,000 in damages because Google Maps told her to take that route.
Will the Flotilla Attack Be Our “Kent State” Moment?
Gaza flotilla attacks may be a “Kent State moment” that wakes up the American public to Israel’s heavy-handed responses to anything resembling a provocation.
Krauthammer: Gaza Flotilla a Threat to Israel’s Existence
Monitoring Charles Krauthammer on Islam — a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it.
After the Massacre: The Global Impact of the Gaza Flotilla Crisis
When the histories are written, it is certain that Israel’s Flotilla Massacre will be remembered as a key battle in what Richard Falk, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Territory, calls Israel’s “war of legitimacy.” And this battle, Israel has already lost.
The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be
In times of rapid change, historical trajectories are poor indicators of future events.
U.S. Support for Israel Mirrors 80s Support for El Salvador Junta
The differences between the policies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama are not as great as we think.