The ‘Superpower’ Conceit
Yes, You Can!
Pro-Israel Groups Push Back Against Settlements Policy
As the clash between the U.S. and Israeli governments over settlements in the occupied territories intensifies, many of Israel's traditionally staunch defenders in Washington have been pushing back, tentatively but with increasing assertiveness, to urge the Barack...
Fatah’s Leadership Crisis Deepens
Fifty years ago, a small group of Palestinian teachers and engineers living in Kuwait founded a secretive movement aimed at liberating those portions of previously British-ruled Palestine that became the State of Israel in 1948. The group they founded, Fatah, went on...
Defiant Netanyahu Plays His Jerusalem Card
JERUSALEM -- Israel's newly installed ambassador in Washington says the "disagreement" with the U.S. over Israel's settlement policy will be resolved "soon." Speaking on Israel Radio, Michael Oren was giving his first interview since taking up his...
The Reality of Israel’s ‘Open’ Jerusalem
No one would have been more surprised than Fawziya Khurd by the recent pronouncement of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, that Israel operates an "open city" policy in Jerusalem. Mr Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that Israel's annexation...
Rampaging Settlers Shatter Fragile Calm
RAMALLAH -- The northern Palestinian West Bank is turning into a flashpoint as Israeli settlers continue to attack Palestinian civilians and their property as part of a "price tag" policy. On Tuesday Walid Assaf, a Palestinian Legislative Council member, was...
Israel and the Nutbar Factor
Israeli Soldiers Talk About War Crimes
JERUSALEM -- Israel continues to brush off allegations of human rights violations during its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza launched at the end of December. A series of reports on such violations through the 22-day campaign come soon after completion of...
