Bigoted Election Campaign Sets Tone for New Israel Government
by Khulood Badawi Israeli elections have come and gone, delivering Benjamin Netanyahu a fifth term that soon will make him Israel’s longest serving prime minister. The toxic rhetoric that defined the...
View ArticleWhy I’m Glad Netanyahu Won
by James J. Zogby I’m glad Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection. Since I realize that saying this won’t sit well with many folks, let me explain: As the election developed, it became clear that Benny...
View ArticleThe Palestine Marathon
by Jen Marlowe I never intended to run a marathon, but when I realized that I would be on hand for the 2019 Palestine Marathon, I registered. I did so in solidarity with the goals of the aptly named...
View ArticleIsraeli Right: Keep Hamas in Power
by Meron Rapaport The idea that Hamas is an Israeli creation is nearly as old as Hamas itself. Researchers, journalists, high-ranking Israeli military and government officials — even Americans — have...
View ArticleU.S. Complicity in Israel’s Violations of International Law
by James J. Zogby Last week, I addressed a United Nations Security Council meeting on “Israeli Settlements.” Because I knew that other speakers, experts, and diplomats would address the illegality of...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s Indulgence of Anti-Semitism and Abandonment of Democracy
by Henry Siegman The New York Times fully deserved the recent outpouring of public anger in reaction to a political cartoon that appeared in the April 25 international edition. The cartoon contained...
View ArticleThe Not So “Nice” Map of Israel
by Aaron Southlea On his recent visit to Israel, Jared Kushner presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a State Department map showing the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel. President...
View ArticleEconomic Prosperity in Palestine Will Not Achieve Political Stability
by Larry Garber Watching the Bahrain Peace to Prosperity workshop play out during the past week, I was reminded of the day when I arrived in Israel 20 years ago to assume my position as director of the...
View ArticleWhat If Palestinians “Take the Money and Run?”
by James J. Zogby I wasn’t at the “Peace to Prosperity” Summit, but I listened to some of the speeches and read the documents the White House produced for the event. Nothing that I saw or read changed...
View ArticleBolton’s Firing Undermines Netanyahu in Several Ways
by Mitchell Plitnick Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a very disappointing day on Tuesday. Struggling in the polls a week before the rerun of April’s Israeli national elections, the...
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