Israel

House resolution indicates America remains solidly behind Israel »

By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, November 5, 2009

The House resolution proves that rational debate in the Congress about Israeli policy is taboo. Until that taboo is lifted, we cannot expect progress in Mideast peace talks.read more

Obama Blinks, Netanyahu Crows »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 23, 2009

Obama’s embarrassing display of weakness will only embolden the Israeli hardliners and undermine those Palestinians who were willing to negotiate with the Israelis in the first place.read more

Israel Sends Soldiers to Try to Shut Down Literature Festival »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 25, 2009

“The place was swarming with the Israeli army. I am still in shock. To ban literature? To ban reading? How is this possible?”read more

Charles Freeman Done In by Israel Lobby »

By Amitabh Pal, March 12, 2009

The energy level of the debate over U.S. policies toward the Middle East, already quite atrophied, will further decline.read more

Obama makes good start on Middle East »

By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, January 27, 2009

President Obama has sent two positive messages to the Arab world in one week, and for that we should be glad.read more

International Writers and Scholars Endorse Academic Boycott of Israel »

January 27, 2009

We call upon our fellow writers and academics in the United States to question discourses that justify and rationalize injustice, and to address Israeli assaults on civilians in Gaza as one of the most important moral issues of our time.read more

The destruction, the trauma, is even greater than I expected. »

By Barbara Lubin, January 25, 2009

I met a mother who was at home with her ten children when Israeli soldiers entered the house. The soldiers told her she had to choose five of her children to "give as a gift to Israel."read more

Critic of Israel Threatened Before Talk in NY »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 14, 2009

“These enemies to the Jews will pay very soon for their act of treachery,” the leaflet said.read more

Congress Disgracefully Applauds Israel »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 12, 2009

The Senate voted unanimously in favor of a resolution vigorously supporting Israel. The House voted 390-5 on a similar resolution.read more

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