A winning (losing) formula would look something like: Rush headlong into new conflicts. Create failed states. Prop up dictatorships. Alienate the public. Sound familiar?
How to Lose Every War in the Middle East
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Palestinian Territories
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process Is Over. What’s Needed Now Is a Boycott.
With the U.S. now firmly in the pro-settler camp, nonviolent campaigns to impose a cost on Israel’s occupation matter more than ever.
How Obama Took Foreign Policy Forward — And Back
When it came to race, climate, or diplomacy, Obama was like a visitor from the future. On trade and intervention, however, he was often stuck in the past.
Once Again, Democrats Are Blowing It on Middle East Peace
In the first major foreign policy vote of the new Congress, most Democrats sided with Donald Trump — and against international law — on Israeli settlements.
Obama, Kerry, and Israeli-Palestinian Realities
The recent UN vote on Israeli settlements lessens the power imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians.
Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick Should Set Off Alarm Bells
David Friedman’s approach to the issue of peace is clear enough: Whatever Israel’s right-wing government wants, the United States should give.
Israel’s Blockade of Gaza is Inherently Violent
Every day Palestinians live in fear of another U.S.-funded attack by the Israeli government.
Democrats Are Still Divided on Israel, But Clinton Runs Way to the Right
Some see Democratic VP pick Tim Kaine as a promising counterbalance to Clinton’s hawkishness.
Orlando and the Future of Terrorism
It’s tempting to use a harsh epithet like “terrorism” to describe the actions in Orlando. Perhaps “mass hate crime” would be more accurate.
Before Orlando, Omar Mateen Worked for Human Rights Abusers
G4S, where Omar Mateen worked as a security guard, profits from both U.S. border militarization and the Israeli occupation.