Israel’s Future
Reading Matt Eckel’s take on Stephen Walt’s “unsettling question” regarding the two-state solution, you come away with these options for the future of Israel: 1. The two-state solution,2. The one-state...
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End of the day links for your edification: 1. John Gray reviews Margaret Atwood’s Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, in which Atwood takes something of a meta-view of debt. In essence our...
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There’s a lot of interesting stuff to read this morning. 1. More troubling violence in Iraq, as sixteen Iraqi soldiers die in a suicide attack in Anbar province. 2. This is very interesting; George...
View ArticleFrom Another Direction
Another strong indicator that the Obama administration is hardening its tone towards Israel by linking Iran’s nuclear program and the settlements (via Kevin Drum): Yedioth Achronoth, the largest...
View ArticleIsrael Balks
Netanyahu has reacted as predicted regarding the Obama administration’s push on a state for the Palestinians: In a direct challenge to President Barack Obama’s commitment to rejuvenate moribund Mideast...
View ArticleClinton Reinforces Iran-Settlements Linkage
Secretary of State Clinton reinforces that the Obama administration will link any assistance on Iran with the issue of illegal Israeli settlements: Progress on establishing a Palestinian state must go...
View ArticleMore of the Same
As I’m sure you can imagine, there are those who aren’t as pleased with Obama’s speech in Cairo as we are. One of the critics is Caroline Glick, an Israeli-American journalist and Israeli hard-liner....
View ArticleRoger Cohen
I’ve enjoyed Roger Cohen’s recent columns recently largely because of his blunt talk regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Via Dana Goldstein, this is a relatively fair account of Cohen by...
View ArticleMorning Links
Some Tuesday morning reading for you: 1. The protests and demonstrations in Iran continue, despite the government’s agreement to a “partial recount” of the election results. The NY Times says Ayatollah...
View ArticleWednesday Morning Reading
Some things for you to ponder this morning: 1. A senior cleric in Iran comes out against the election results. But were they rigged? Critics say yes. 2. Some analysis of Netanyahu’s announcement that...
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