Both the United States and Israel use selective memories to justify their actions and find common ground in their expansion narratives.
When Creation Myths Converge: U.S. and Israeli Colonialism
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Pentagon Still Denies Agent Orange Stored on Okinawa During the Vietnam War
The Pentagon’s refusal to acknowledge that Agent Orange was stored on Okinawa endangers the health of both local Okinawans and American service members currently stationed on the island.
Bin Laden’s Gift to Islam: Giving Muslims Religious License to Kill Each Other
Muslim soldiers, security officers, and government officials who support a tyrannical regime or an occupying force are legitimate targets for al Qaeda.
Israeli Parliamentarians Respond to Bid for Statehood by Calling for Annexation of West Bank
Knesset Deputy Speaker Danny Danon (Likud) announced that his bill to permit “full Israeli annexation of the West Bank” will be voted on in the Knesset at the end of October.
Kaddish for Oslo
The Oslo Accords’ significance lay in the cover of global legitimacy they provided Israel while it continued to build settlements and make a two-state solution more and more unlikely.
Escaping Haqqanistan
Despite its brutality, corruption, and affiliation with al Qaeda, the Haqqani network is likely to inherit much of Afghanistan should the United States leave.
“Anti-Price Tag Patrol” Yet More Fuel for Israeli Right’s Fire
The Israeli right believe that anti-price tag patrols delegitimize Israel and enable the deaths of settlers at the hands of Palestinians.
Obama and Netanyahu Left in the Dust, Overtaken by the Arab Spring and Bid for Palestinian Statehood
The United States’ unconditional support for Israel sadly leaves it at the bottom of the arc of the emerging new Middle East.
Palestinian Christians Given Short Shrift by U.S. Christian Zionists
Christian Zionists unfailingly endorse Israel’s wars, despite the damage to the sizable Christian communities in Israel’s opponents.
Abbas and His Missing People at the Edge of Chaos
Requesting full recognition as a Palestinian state is a strategy that immediately redresses some of the imbalance present in prior diplomacy.