I spoke today as the proud granddaughter of a strong, loving Palestinian woman in opposition to #HRes326. We must take bolder actions to ensure human rights are upheld in Israel and that Palestinians and Black Israelis are treated with the equality every human being deserves. pic.twitter.com/G3IlRcoVM6 — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) December 6, 2019 Damn […]
Bibi Will Win…and Annex the West Bank
I’m about to make a counter-intuitive, but I think persuasive argument that Bibi Netanyahu’s virtually assured election victory on Tuesday will, in the long-term, lead us closer to the ultimate (not ‘final’) solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. First, let’s review the latest polls, which say that Blue and White, the opposition center-right coalition (not “left” […]
U.S. Poll Finds Near Plurality Favor One-State
Regular readers will know that I follow closely polls of both U.S. and Israeli opinion. Though their wonkiness may put off some readers, I think they’re an important indicator of changing attitudes among the populace of both countries and indicate which directions policy may go. So I hope you’ll pay this one some attention. Prof. […]
Trump’s Plan to Destroy the International Consensus Over Refugees and Israel-Palestine
NOTE: This is an expanded version of a piece published by Middle East Eye recently. Though Pres. Trump’s Middle East “deal of the century” hasn’t been publicly announced, elements of the plan have dribbled out via leaks in the media and from Palestinian leaders. In the latest bit of Chinese water torture, Pres. Mahmoud Abbas […]
