Might Vs. Right
RAMALLAH, West Bank –– When I passed by the bombed out police station in the center of the Palestinian town of Ramallah, I[…]
Three million hostages
The title of this article, “Three million hostages,” may surprise some, but this is actually what has happened to the Palestinians living in[…]
Withdraw from Netzarim
The year was 1994, long after the Rabin-Arafat handshake on the White House lawn. The memorandum of understanding between Israel and the PLO[…]
Israel Must Submit to a Multinational Investigation
There are plenty of reasons why Palestinians insist on the need for an independent inquiry into the violence of the past two weeks[…]
Image and reality
The violence in and around Al Aqsa mosque last Thursday and Friday reminded me of the incident 10 years ago (on Oct. 8)[…]
Indyk should not come back
Diplomacy is a tricky business. Governments and foreign service departments try very hard to keep their diplomats moving from one post to the[…]
Time for peace
The date was Dec. 13, 1993, exactly three months after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the PLO on[…]
Full rights until deal is delivered
For a long time two people, let us call them Ahmad and Shlomo have had a financial dispute. Shlomo owes Ahmad $100,000 and[…]
Freedom of expression? Sometimes
How does one evaluate the level of the freedom of expression in any country? Is it by the existence of an independent media?[…]
Dangerous distractions
The botched military operation in the Palestinian village of Assira Shamali near Nablus should never have happened. Neither should the killing a week[…]