Israel’s Tax-Deductible Occupation
New Israeli legislation limits and taxes contributions to organizations opposed to the occupation.
Obama Ad Condemns Israel Aid Opponents
A Facebook advertisement sends the message that the Obama campaign does not welcome concerns about human rights.
Lieberman Wears Down Netanyahu on Anti-NGO Legislation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throws in with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on legislation targeting dissident NGO’s.
Occupy Foreign Affairs
Inequality has become so extreme that even the foreign policy elite is worried.
Israel’s Quiet War with Iran
The question is not whether Israel will attack Iran — it already has.
Calls to Boycott Stores with Israeli-Arab Employees Make a Mockey of Anti-BDS Laws
A cadre of Israeli settlers have been compiling a list of Israeli businesses in Jerusalem that employ Arab-Israelis.
A Brief History of the Number Two
A poem for the mother of a young man killed by a bomb in Israel.
Israel’s Pickle: Iran (Part 2)
Some Israelis argue that Israel alone is responsible for preventing Iran from gaining the necessary technology for nuclear weapons.
Israel Attacking Iran Is Like Kettle Bombing the Pot Black
Israel must come clean about its own nuclear program if it hopes to be credible about nonproliferation with Iran.
The Iranian Dilemma: Israel (Part 1)
The alleged assassination plot and the recent IAEA report are greasing the skids for war against Iran.
Arab Spring Takes Back Seat to U.S. Military Aid for Egypt
The Obama administration refuses to make military aid to Egypt contingent upon the degree to which it embraces democracy.
The Arab World’s Intifada
The Arab Spring may have started in early 2011, but its origins link directly to the non-violent, society-wide mobilization that transformed Palestine’s national struggle beginning in the late 1980s.
Iran Plot: A Pretext for War
The real target of the fishy Iranian “plot” could be the U.S.-Iranian relationship itself — and that would be a sorry miscalculation.
Israelis Beginning to Understand the Consequences of Attacking Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is just another politician to whom the political is personal.
A Silver Lining for Palestine?
The author explores Washington’s vitriolic response to the Palestinian Authority’s plan to declare statehood.