As I continue to read through the Goldstone report, it occurs to me that part of the problem with it is that the commission decided... Read More

Once again the Middle East is at the top of the news cycle, and it’s for less-than-positive reasons. While there may be people who are... Read More

And so another year begins, and with it, renewed speculation about the prospects of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Recently, I came across a... Read More

If President Abbas is smart he will reconsider an the offer from Prime Minister Netanyahu for an extension on the Israeli building freeze in exchange... Read More

  Bill Clinton is the most popular politician in America today!  (Did you miss that story?)  Yes, former President Clinton enjoys a higher approval rating... Read More

As the peace talks grind along there have been, as many people expected there would be, no shortage of problems: Internal political issues for both... Read More

The process that begin in Washington earlier this month with President Abbas and Prime Minister Netnayhu is set to continue in Egypt on Tuesday, and... Read More

This was a busy week in Washington where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gathered along with a variety of diplomatic... Read More

I seriously doubt that any  careful observer of politics or diplomacy in the Middle East for the last ten years expected that things would go... Read More

When so-called “proximity talks” began between Israel and the Palestinians a few months ago, I noted that one of the major obstacles any new peace... Read More