Jodi Rudoren published a NY Times story today noting that the uncharacteristic silence to which all parties to the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks adhered during the first six rounds of talks is breaking down. The Palestinians in particular are aggrieved that Israel is proposing the creation of an "interim" Palestinian state on 60% of the West Bank, when … [Read more...]
Bibi: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Al Franken, before he was elevated to the august chamber of the U.S. Senate, wrote a book about Rush Limbaugh: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. Al, at the time, apparently hadn't run into the myriad mendacities of Bibi Netanyahu. Otherwise, he surely would've considered adding Bibi to his book. The latest lie to emanate from Bibi is in a story … [Read more...]
Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops!
Former Shabak chief and current Israeli minister, Yaakov Peri, visiting the IAEA offiices in Vienna endorsed the Arab League peace initiative. Peri even said he was doing so "on behalf of the government." Though later he said he "hoped" Bibi Netanyahu agreed with him. Fat chance. With three ministers in the past two weeks rejecting the two-state solution … [Read more...]
Meir Dagan: Israel Can Defend 1967 Borders
One of the most prevalent memes among those who defend the Occupation, settlements and oppose a Palestinian state (that is, the entire Israeli cabinet and much of the Knesset) is that Israel can't possibly return to 1967 borders because the past perfidy of the Arab states has proven that they're indefensible. Another version of the concept is what Abba Eban … [Read more...]