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Setbacks Push Mideast Peace to Back Burner
My report for Inter Press Service on how the options, or lack thereof, are shaping up for renewing the lifeless corpse called the “peace process” between Israel and the Palestinians in Obama’s second...
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Lessons for Obama
In this week’s piece at Souciant, I look at the lessons Bill Clinton’s mistakes at Camp David II hold for Barack Obama today. Many of the conditions have changed, of course, but Clinton’s mis-steps, as...
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The Israel Excuse
This week at Souciant, I look at the Chuck Hagel fiasco. The unabashed GOP plan to obstruct the entire US government in order to prevent Obama from doing, well, much of anything reaches new heights...
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A Desperate cry for help from Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Barack Obama to jump-start the “peace process.” At LobeLog, I examine whether Obama is likely to heed that call and the grim position Abbas is in that...
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Losing American Interest
President Obama has now left Israel and is winding up his trip. His speeches sounded very counter-productive, offering no hope for progress. And I suspect that was just the message he was sending,...
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Kerry’s Mideast Trip Seen as “Going Through the Motions”
My report at IPS on John Kerry’s recent trip to Israel and Palestine. More important, I look at the broader strategy that seems apparent from the new Obama-Kerry-Hagel triumvirate on Middle East peace....
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The American Problem
Israel is acting like any small, but relatively powerful country would act when it feels afraid and has blanket and unqualified protection for any of its acts from the world’s only superpower. It is...
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The One-State Solution
As a long-time supporter of a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine, I can only mourn the success the settlers and the Israeli and US governments have found in destroying that path. But reality is...
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Kerry in the Mideast: Tilting at Windmills
John Kerry is no fool, and he is far from ignorant about either the Israel-Palestine conflict or the domestic politics surrounding it. So who is he trying to kid with this all out blitz of...
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Some Hear Death Knell for a Two-State Solution
My report for IPS on John Kerry’s recent activities and a panel held last week in the halls of Congress featuring Steve Walt, Phil Weiss and Henry Siegman. Filed under: United States, US-Israel Lobby...
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Kerry’s Latest Mideast Trip Doomed Before It Starts
John Kerry’s charade in Israel and Palestine is growing exceedingly tiresome. As I explain in Lobelog today, Israelis are laughing at him, other US diplomats are sneering and Palestinians, as usual,...
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Burying the Palestinians
John Kerry is advancing the show of extricating the US from the Middle East, this time by “exhausting all possibilities for peace.” This opens up some opportunities for the Palestinians that I explore...
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Little Support in Washington for Kerry’s Mideast Efforts
While John Kerry was putting on a show in the Mideast, Congress was showing where the US really stands. I elaborate at Lobelog. Filed under: Congress, Israel, Palestine, United States Tagged: AIPAC,...
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Kerry’s Last-Ditch Effort As Quixotic As Ever
Once again, John Kerry heads to the Middle East. In just the brief time since his last trip, we have seen still more evidence of the futility of his efforts. At what point does Kerry’s behavior become...
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New Israel-Palestine Talks: Is Peace Really Possible?
This piece originally appeared at LobeLog. John Kerry meeting with Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, July 19, 2013 (from State Department photos) I’m always pleased when something surprises me in the realm of...
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New Bid for Mideast Talks after Five-Year Hiatus
On Monday. The Elders, including Jimmy Carter, spoke in Washington to the question “Can the Two-State Solution Be Saved?” I report on Carter’s answer for Inter Press Service. Filed under: Israel,...
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The Great Train Robbery
Israel now intends to build a massive railway network in the West Bank, including in Palestinian Territories. The PA has rightly refused to cooperate, but is there an opportunity to do something more...
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Mideast Peace Talks Get New Lease on Life
My report for Inter Press Service on the renewal of peace talks between Israel and the PLO. Filed under: Peace Plans Tagged: AIPAC, Americans for Peace Now, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bill Clinton, Camp David...
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US Comedy of Errors Continues in Egypt
This piece originally appeared at LobeLog The comedy of errors that is US involvement in Egypt is reaching new heights. The Obama administration continues to be torn by Obama seems utterly incapable of...
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Israel Defiant on Settlements as Peace Talks Open
My report for Inter Press on restarting peace talks while Israel says “Build, baby, build.” Filed under: Peace Plans, Settlements Tagged: Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Daniel Levy, Dov Weisglass,...
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