In the Mideast, Israel is the opium of the people
Jewish Journal
December 31, 2008
What else explains the collective amnesia on display?
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hezbollah
Tzipi Livni wins Kadima contest — now the real work begins
Leslie Susser
September 17, 2008
With her decisive win in the Kadima party primary, Tzipi Livni now must assemble a coalition government so she can become prime minister. Then all she\’ll have to do is deal with all of Israel\’s regional threats.
Lebanon prisoner swap deal — morale issue forces a hard choice
Jewish Journal
July 31, 2008
The existential reality of an Israeli context, where governmental decisions often have a life and death valence, has been brought home to millions of people these past few\nweeks
On eve of prisoner swap, Israel recalls 2006 Lebanon war
Jewish Journal
July 16, 2008
For many Israelis, the timing of this week’s scheduled prisoner swap with Hezbollah serves as a bitter reminder of the failings of the Second Lebanon War. Two years since the 34-day conflagration — sparked by Hezbollah taking two Israeli soldiers captive in a cross-border attack — the war’s ostensible goals appear to be unrealized.
Bush flirts with peace talks but won’t commit to Palestinians
Douglas Bloomfield
July 27, 2007
President George W. Bush kicked off the week by reaffirming his vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it was widely seen as an attempt to divert attention from his debacle in Iraq rather than a commitment to sustained diplomacy.
The Second Lebanon War — one year later
Leslie Susser
July 6, 2007
One year after the Second Lebanon War, Israel\’s northern front is quiet, U.N. forces are patrolling the border area and Hezbollah fighters have been pushed back deep inside Lebanese territory.
Pelosi-Palooza
Rob Eshman
April 13, 2007
To paint the Pelosi trip as anything less than helpful to American and Israeli interests, and to depict Pelosi and those who accompanied her as anything less than firm and diplomatic in representing American interests, is foolish.\n
Pelosi’s delegation to Syria — who said what to whom?
Ron Kampeas, JTA
April 13, 2007
Did Rep. Nancy Pelosi drop the ball in the Middle East? Was she fouled? Was there a ball at all?
Lebanon war underscores inequality of Arab Israelis
Uri Dromi
September 21, 2006
Wars, like hurricanes, tend to expose flaws in societies. In Israel, the recent war with Hezbollah revealed lack of preparedness for this kind of war against an elusive enemy, mediocre
conduct of the operations, deficiencies in equipment, shortages of shelters for the civilians and more.
Requirements for peace — NATO troops, action on Palestine
Bernard Avishai
September 14, 2006
Requirements for peace — NATO troops, action on Palestine.
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