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Even the New York Times doesn’t believe Netanyahu

Alan Hart urges the New York Times to focus on how the logic of Zionism will manifest itself in Israeli policy: a new round of ethnic cleansing, “provoking an all-out

Either one state for all, or open-ended conflict

Reluctant voices in Washington D.C. have finally admitted that the persistence of the Palestinian plight, namely the continued Israeli efforts to liquidate the Palestinian cause by way of building more

Necons side with Israel against Obama

In a phrase that the neocons used in the 1980s to demonize Americans who criticized Ronald Reagan’s bloody policies in Central America, it could be said that the Washington Post’s

United States-Israel Showdown?

If President Obama plays his cards right, he could bring down the extremist government of Bibi Netanyahu. But that depends on whether Obama displays the guts and gumption necessary for

‘U.S. Administration is Ignoring a Host of Palestinian Provocations’

Israeli envoy to the U.S. Michael Oren, meanwhile, told the country's diplomats there that U.S.-Israeli relations face their worst crisis in 35 years.

OBAMA’S TURN AGAINST ISRAEL

In recent weeks, the Obama Administration has endorsed "healthy relations" between Iran and Syria, mildly rebuked Syrian President Bashar Assad for accusing the U.S. of "colonialism," and publicly apologized to

Hard Lessons of the My Lai Massacre

Those 'merchants of death' try to hide the gruesome realities of war and instead try, with aggressive propaganda, to make war look like something patriotic. They try to convince the

The Death of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution

Victor Yanukovich’s inauguration in March as the new President of Ukraine marked the death of the “Orange Revolution.” To the Obama administration’s consternation, Ukraine has gone red.

Talking to Iran has helped the US

Critics argue that the recent International Atomic Energy Agency report proves that the Obama administration's policy of engagement has been a waste of time, allowing Iran to make progress toward

Obama’s Hesitant Embrace of Human Rights

As one would expect from so eloquent a leader, US President Barack Obama has brought about a marked improvement in presidential rhetoric on human rights in comparison with his predecessor.