Overview for peace-process

Obama Falls for Abbas' Bluff

Holding the geopolitical equivalent of a pair of twos and a pair of threes, the Palestinian Authority President has bluffed and bullied Obama into an awkward predicament. Mahmoud Abbas must be a very good poker player. Or else Barack Obama must be a very bad one. Holding the geopolitical …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday May 28, 2011

Obama Sends a Tough Message to Abbas

Obama may have told the Palestinians they would receive territory equal to the pre-1967 borders, but he also made it clear that any security questions would be resolved in Israel's favor. Obama's messages to Abbas: 1) You should be talking to Israel, not UN 2) Your inclusion of Hamas in your …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 19, 2011

Obama's Hazy Mideast Policy Reboot

There was scarcely a line in Obama's speech for me to disagree with; but what's troubling is the vagueness about what America will actually do. JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Eli Lake reminds us that this is the same president who as …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 19, 2011

The UN Statehood Vote's Real Downside

Israel's worried about the UN vote on Palestinian statehood. But the real danger could be acceptance of the "right of return" and a whitewashing of Hamas' crimes. A specter is haunting Israel.  As the Palestinian Authority is threatening to declare statehood in September with UN recognition, …

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Written by Emmanuel Navon on Tuesday May 3, 2011

Arab League Wants Gaza No-Fly Zone

According to reports coming out of the Middle East, the Arab League will request that the U.N. Security Council impose a no-fly zone over Gaza. According to reports coming out of the Middle East, the Arab League said it will request that the U.N. Security Council impose a no-fly zone over Gaza. …

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Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Sunday April 10, 2011

Why is New Reform Rabbi Repeating Anti-Israel Rhetoric?

When it comes to his stance on Israel, the new leader of the Union for Reform Judaism has some baggage that should trouble supporters of the Jewish state. Richard Jacobs, rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple, has just been chosen the new leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, Judaism's largest …

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Written by Martin Krossel on Thursday March 31, 2011

Terror Returns to Jerusalem

It’s shocking to see how quickly tensions escalate in Israel, and how easily a tenuous calm was shattered by Wednesday’s attack in downtown Jerusalem. It’s shocking to see how quickly tensions escalate in Israel, and how a tenuous calm was so quickly shattered by Wednesday’s terrorist attack in …

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Written by Tim Mak on Thursday March 24, 2011

Is It Time for "Gaza Dictatorship Month"?

While the world is busy marking the annual hate-fest that is Israel Apartheid Week, students at Gaza’s Al-Azhar’s University are being attacked by Hamas. While thousands of students and academics around the world exercise their democratic right to protest in the name of Israel Apartheid Week (an …

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Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Wednesday March 16, 2011