Israel’s out of control defense minister, Ehud Barak, who of course was the great attempted peacemaker at Camp David, is wiping the floors with my future president. From Haaretz: Barak also cited a comment made by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama,…
From the Times story, “Israel Reminds Foes That It Has Teeth”– a lesson the countless foes had surely forgotten since the Gaza blockade, the attacks on protesters in the West Bank, the Syrian raid, and the cluster bombs spread over…
Aaron David Miller on CNN, wisely advising against a reoccupation of Gaza, but offering this [adjective to be supplied later] statement: “Finally, if the situation could be stabilized, the Americans should probably try to nurture quietly the very productive discussion…
Ali Abunimah of Chicago, a friend of Obama’s, is published in the Guardian, in the UK, saying that Palestinians have “no words left” to describe the policy of mass killings– the majority civilians, including women and children. Israel claims most…
Mazin Qumsiyeh, watching television in Bethlehem before going out to protest at the wall. Remember, these images are being broadcast over and over in the Arab world: I was then shocked into more horrific scenes and news. In one house…
“The reality is, what options do we have?” Mr. Miller said. Aaron David Miller, in the Times today, rationalizing American quietism in the face of 300 Palestinian deaths. He is quoted as an expert of course because he is one…
Another email from Safa Joudeh in Gaza City: Here’s an update on what’s happening here from where I am, second night of Israeli air (and sea) raids on Gaza. It’s 1.30 am but it feels like the sun should be…
“Surgical strikes.” Our foreign aid at work. Photos from Gaza by Eva Bartlett of the International Solidarity Movement. More fotos here. And if you find them disturbing, just imagine the effect across the Arab world. Also, imagine if 275 Israelis…
I asked Steve Walt about Gaza. His response: I keep thinking that what the US should do is work to get a sharply-worded UN security council resolution condemning the attacks. Let the French or the British sponsor it if we…