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Israel’s New Cabinet
This article originally appeared at LobeLog. The new Israeli government features a security braintrust that might be a bit more reasonable on Iran, but is likely to be even more hawkish both in the...
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US Arms Sale Sends Mixed Messages to Israel
My latest at LobeLog, analyzing the recent US arms sale to Israel.Filed under: US-Israel Lobby Tagged: AIPAC, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bunker Buster, Chuck Hagel, Congress, fordo, foreign...
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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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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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Iranian Elections: Netanyahu, Neoconservatives Are the Big Losers
This post originally appeared at LobeLog. Outside of Iran, there is no doubt that the biggest losers in Iran’s election this past weekend were the Likud government in Israel and its supporters,...
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Obama Punts Syria Question To Congress
President Obama shocked many with his announcement that, despite the fact that he had decided to strike Syria, he was going to seek authorization from Congress. At LobeLog, I examine some of the...
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Why Israeli-Palestinian Talks Will Fail, Again
This article originally appeared at LobeLog U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the outset of a meeting focused on the Middle East peace...
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2013 Brings No Change to US Policy On Israel-Palestine
This article originally appeared at LobeLog. When it comes to the tedious dance between the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the more things change, the Shimon Peres, John Kerry and...
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Kerry Lands In The Israel-Palestine Blame Game
This article was originally published at LobeLog. US Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Israel on Jan. 2, starting 2014 with an attempt to save what is increasingly looking like a doomed round of...
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Cutting Through: Palestinian Elections
The latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter is out. In it, I look at the scheduled Palestinian elections, whether they will happen, and what they might mean. Also, lots of new updates on my...
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