As the deadline to extend talks between Israel and the Palestinians hit on Tuesday, one Palestinian organization literally walked away from the idea of trying to reach peace with Israel. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, or PFLP,…
It was a subtle move last week, the US agreeing to send less than a dozen Apache attack helicopters to Egypt. Less subtle, but still quiet, was the American dismay at the alliance between the so-called “moderate” Palestinians in the…
It’s an age-old effort to find a scapegoat, rooted deeply in anti-Semitism and tragically used too often in the Arab political world: blaming Israel. Considering all the problems in Syria—the killing of over a hundred thousand people, the influx of…
The greatest threat to peace in the Middle East just might be a “peace” deal between Israel and the Palestinians that creates a Palestinian state in the underbelly of Israel. Aside from the incitement on Palestinian media that continues to…
Isn’t amazing how secret talks between Israel and the Palestinians end up public? Of course, you have to believe the source of the rumors. But if they’re true, it appears that Israel is open to giving up a chunk of…
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East again this week to present the Israeli and Palestinian leaders with his plan for a peace deal. Or not. Ok so it’s not exactly for a peace deal, it’s…