Romney and Ryan: Stabbing at Shadows
There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the Obama record on foreign policy. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have made none of them.
Author Event: The Unlikely Secret Agent
Come to this discussion and book signing with Ronnie Kasrils, anti-apartheid leader, and solidarity activist, as he speaks about the story of his and his wife Eleanor’s involvement in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, as well as his current efforts to build solidarity with the Palestinian people as a member of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine.
A Tale of Two Speeches
Palestinian Chairman Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the United Nations, told of the worst of times
Khaled Meshal and Hamas Go Their Separate Ways
Former Hamas leader Meshal envisions himself replacing the aging Mahmoud Abbas as head of the Palestinian Authority.
African Migrants and the Israeli Apartheid Debate
A look behind the worst race riots in Israel’s history.
Divesting from All Occupations
Activists should expand the boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign that targets Israel to include Morocco
LETTER: Which Direction for the Mideast?
Responding to the New York Times’ article “The Third Intifada is Inevitable,” Phyllis focuses on the potential power of the Boycotts, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement.
Morals in the Age of One Superpower
Can a superpower act morally in its foreign policy? Recent evidence of U.S. conducts suggests otherwise.
Film: 5 Broken Cameras
Community partners Busboys & Poets, Docs in Progress, Institute For Policy Studies, Peace Café, and Reporters Without Borders invite you to this Filmfest DC screening of 5 Broken Cameras followed by a discussion with filmmaker Emad Burnat at both screenings.
Alignment of Views on the Middle East a Little Too Serendipitous
Reports of the death of Palestinian hopes have been greatly exaggerated.
Where
A poem about Gaza asks whether there is a poem in Gaza that hasn’t been written?
Obama’s Real Israel Problem – and it isn’t Bibi
Israel’s fundamental policy toward the Palestinians is the problem, and that policy has hardly changed, despite the left, right and center parties that have been in power.
A Conversation with IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis and Ethelbert Miller
Poet, writer and IPS Board Chair E. Ethelbert Miller will interview IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis about her life and work. Today, Phyllis is a leading scholar-activist and voice of reason on the Middle East and on the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Fumbling Foreign Policy
Gingrich’s willingness to outsource U.S. military policy to Tel Aviv is even more mind-boggling than Romney’s deference on diplomacy.
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.