Jeffrey Goldberg writes in Was the Arab Spring a Victory for Extremism? that Mubarak warned him a dozen years ago, “"My people expect a firm hand. If we don’t lead strongly, they will turn to the mosque for leadership." Goldberg concludes that it turns out Mubarak was right – that he was the only thing [...]
IPF (with great leadership from David Halperin) has been putting out great content, including this really eloquent interview with Hussein Ibish on the forces at play that are pressuring Hamas and Fatah, and what can people expect from them. 30 MINUTE BRIEF: HAMAS’ DILEMMA HUSSEIN IBISH Hussein Ibish is a regular contributor to [...]
I’ve been engaged in a debate with my cousin from Mexico, who loves how GOP candidates fight over who is a better friend of Israel and who was insisting that they were superior friends of Israel over the current US Administration. I had tried to explain the following: That is because you don’t see how [...]
This article by Ari Shavit explains how Netanyahu’s leadership is hurting Israel in every way. Published 02:59 15.12.11 Israel has never been so ugly Netanyahu’s weak leadership and moral laxity are what unleashed this frenzy. The fact that he has not put a stop to the dark forces that have always oozed from [...]
Hezbollah means ‘party of God’ and it claims to be pious. But it doesn’t mind destroying the lives of millions by addicting them to cocaine as it controls South American drug routes and benefits from criminal enterprises. The below recent exposé is a must read. Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah’s Financing By [...]
Check out this great video of Daniel shot at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford. This video is part of a series called Innovators in Action, and features Daniel breaking down the need for peace in the Middle East and how he and OneVoice are going about achieving it. By Adeena Schlussel
Check out this great video where Jason Alexander and OneVoice team up to achieve peace in the Middle East! Let’s Talk!
Although this video has many flaws, what I like about it is how crisply, succinctly and clearly the Geneva Initiative highlights the realistic contours of the agreement between Israel and Palestine, whenever it ends up coming…
According to a message from All for Peace radio, the organization will be going off air due to false allegations from the Israeli police accusing the group of incitement, and will be petitioning the Supreme Court accordingly. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel Maysa Baransi Siniora All for Peace radio station’s Urgent [...]
Further to the previous post, this article depicts the Palestinians proposal to the international quartet, and Netanyahu’s decline to submit a counterproposal; Netanyahu would prefer to reengage in direct talks, a preference that some interpret as Netanyahu’s insubordination. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel Netanyahu balks at Abbas proposal for Palestinian state [...]