By half-heartedly retracting his report, Richard Goldstone not only won no friends in Israel, but sabotaged his human-rights reputation.
Why Did Richard Goldstone Throw the Goldstone Report Under the Bus?
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How Israel Should Respond to the Arab Revolutions
Israel has reacted to these revolutionary events in its vicinity with a very understandable fear. Crisis creates crisis. But it also creates opportunity. Israel can sit passively by and let the events within its neighbor’s borders define and dictate the reality that it will face, or it can seize the moment and be part of the change. By so doing, it can create a better reality for itself, and the region
Obama Surrenders on Settlements
The recent U.S. veto of a UN Security Council resolution denouncing Israel’s settlement policy is a tragicomic way for the Obama administration to abandon its claim to global leadership. But that is what Ambassador Susan Rice’s “nay” vote on February 18 signifies. The battle for a rational foreign policy in Washington has been over for some time. This veto represents surrender.
Ian McEwan: Speaking Half-Truths to Power
In the midst of cries for freedom in the Middle East and Africa, novelist Ian McEwan claimed the Jerusalem Prize for Literature. Although I acknowledge McEwan’s accurate listing of major Israeli crimes, and admire his courage in enumerating them to such an audience, I found the speech on the whole to be intellectually, and perhaps psychologically, dishonest.
In Their Mutual Ambivalence Israel and Iran Are Mirrors of Each Other
While Israel is undecided about attacking Iran, its drum beating has made Iran hesitant about developing nuclear weapons.
Israeli Military, President, and Intelligence Services at Each Other’s Throats Over Attacking Iran
The Israeli military, president and intelligence agencies continue to debate both an attack on Iran and how to rope the U.S. into the war.
Washington Draws a Line in the Sand on Settlements — With Palestine
The United States is applying pressure regarding the settlements — not on Israel, but on Palestine to withdraw the Security Council resolution calling them illegal.
New U.S. Rebuke of Settlements a Product of Egypt Protests?
The U.S. is supporting a U.N. Security Council statement condemning Israeli settlements.
A War Israel Is Ill Equipped to Fight
Israel is not confronting Arab armies or guerrilla movements, but an explosion of Arab democracy. It’s a “war” that it’s ill equipped to fight.
Israel’s Premier Theatre Company Presents Explosive Palestinian Drama
Return to Haifa, an Israeli’s adaptation of a Palestinian’s novella, is playing in Washington.