Right now, the biggest moving issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict is the push by the Palestinian Authority to be recognized as a state by the United Nations. President Obama, of course, has refused to use this as leverage on the settlement issue, and promised to use all the U.S.’s diplomatic clout to try and [...]
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Matthew Yglesias correctly notes that non-violent resistance requires an audience, so I’ll call attention to Israel’s conviction of Abdallah Abu Rahme: “One of the leading figures behind a recent wave of non-violent protests against occupation has been sentenced by an Israeli military court to one year in prison. “The court also ordered Abdallah [...] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is becoming openly pessimistic about the two-state solution: “Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he feared the concept of a two-state solution to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians ‘is beginning to erode.’ “‘I would like to express concern that the situation is very difficult,’ he said [...] In the wake of yesterday’s assault on the Gaza aid flotilla, the most important tactic of Israel’s defenders, such as including the American government, has been to focus on the details of the events which transpired aboard the Mavi Marmara in the early stages of the confrontation. The Israelis argue that their military was [...] Israeli military forces have used lethal force against peaceful humanitarian activists in international waters: “Israeli naval commandos shot dead at least 16 people and wounded over 30 on Monday morning, as they attacked an unarmed humanitarian and civilian flotilla – in international waters – trying to bring desperately needed aid to Gaza. The death [...] I’ve been too busy during the week to follow the details of anything happening in the Middle East, but this doesn’t surprise me: “Obama is said to have still been bristling at the slight of VP Joe Biden when the latter was in Israel (Netanyahu insisted on supporting continued colonial settlements on theWest Bank.the [...] Aluf Benn must be living in an alternate universe: “Operation Cast Lead in Gaza was perceived in Israel as a shining victory. Rocket fire from Gaza was brought to a halt almost completely. The Israel Defense Forces emerged from its failure during the Second Lebanon War and deployed ground forces with few casualties. ‘The [...] |
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