The Campus Protests: Repugnant but Necessary
April 25, 2024
The Campus Protests: Repugnant but Necessary
I’m a long-time mainstream moderate with rather unoriginal views about the Israel-Palestine conflict. For many…
Great Reporting: What are the targets?
November 30, 2023
Great Reporting: What are the targets?
The killing of thousands of civilians in Gaza has outraged many across the world and…
Villa in the jungle
October 20, 2023
Villa in the jungle
From Amos Harel, Haaretz, Oct. 20: Even more than behind penetrable fences, Israel lived with…
Qusra and Esh Kodesh Revisited
October 18, 2023
Qusra and Esh Kodesh Revisited
News of the killing of Ibrahim Wadi arrived Oct. 12, five days from the attacks…
The Settlers: Who is Really to Blame?
July 3, 2017
The Settlers: Who is Really to Blame?
Isreali journalist and historian Gershom Gorenberg has long struck me as the most authoritiative source…
Holy Land is Now on Amazon, Amazon Prime!
February 2, 2017
Holy Land is Now on Amazon, Amazon Prime!
An Israeli settlement gets evacuated yesterday. Tonight Trump seems to endorse a two-state solution (good,…
Avoiding the Out-with-a-Whimper Factor
January 5, 2017
Avoiding the Out-with-a-Whimper Factor
I'm glad, but puzzled,about the Obama Admin end-of-term defiant advocacy for the two-state solution. The…
Merry Christmas: The Dec. 25th Amona Deadline and Netanyahu’s Calculations
December 15, 2016
Merry Christmas: The Dec. 25th Amona Deadline and Netanyahu’s Calculations
Micah Oved, a young settler from Amona. We interviewed him in 2012. "...the Netanyahu Doctrine…
Michal Froman’s Eloquent Words
October 24, 2016
Michal Froman’s Eloquent Words
I had an elated sense of hopeful recognition when I read of Michal Froman's recent…
70 Intellectuals Call for US Settlement Boycott
September 28, 2016
70 Intellectuals Call for US Settlement Boycott
"...we call for a targeted boycott of all goods and services from all Israeli settlements…