Censorship of Shalit Deal Betrays Israeli DemocracyIn writing about this story, I find myself in a dilemma. On the one hand, I am...
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Aipac Sticks Its Nose in Shalit Prisoner DealEvery once in a while Haaretz publishes journalism that is garbage or let’s say that the informant...
Shalit-Barghouti Deal Imminent?One never knows what to say about the on again, off again negotiations to free Gilad Shalit...
Israeli Soldier KidnappedUPDATE: The Jerusalem Post is claiming that all IDF soldiers have been accounted for and the kidnapping...
Israeli Bait and Switch on Shalit DealNews coming out of the Middle East had a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas a matter...
Barghouti for Shalit?I’ll trade you 300 Hamas activists and a Barghouti for a Shalit. The bartering now going on...
Israel Rejects Hamas Ceasefire ProposalThe Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, signaled flexibility last month by saying that military attacks on Gaza...
Israeli Minister Breaks Boycott, Asks Carter to Arrange Hamas MeetingEli Yishai breaks government boycott of Carter (Nir Keidar/Haaretz) When I first read this story I got...
Settler Rabbi, Hamas Journalist Propose Gaza CeasefireRabbi Menachem Froman, the iconoclastic settler religious leader who embraces Muslim-Jewish religious dialogue and peace initiatives, reached...
Israeli Talks With Hamas…Sort Of…to Free ShalitWhen I lived in Israel as a student during the 1970s, there used to be a popular...
Hamas and Israel ARE TalkingNo, they’re not talking officially through their governments. But they are talking via the media and what...
Cracks Appear in Palestinian Boycott: U.S. to Talk to Finance MinisterAfter the long-delayed naming of a Palestinian unity government, the U.S. and Israel announced their absolute rejection...