Video from our most recent conference, “New Thinking for Old Problems: The Challenges of Middle East Peace Making Under the Shadow of The Iranian Threat,” is now up online. We’re working on  a transcript of the discussion which I’ll place below as they become available, but in the mean time, if you missed it,...
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From Dr. Emmanuel Navon’s Blog (h/t Sarah): When President Obama hosted Prime Minister Netanyahu a couple of weeks ago, he clearly stated that he expected Israel to stop all building activities beyond the 1949 armistice lines. Yet when PA Chairman Abbas was hosted at the White House last week, he was not asked to...
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From Jpost, (h/t Carl in Jerusalem): “I do not see any chance of establishing a viable Palestinian entity in Judea and Samaria and/or the Gaza Strip that could sustain itself economically,” Ya’alon said. “The gap between Israel as a First-World country and a Palestinian Third-World country is a recipe for instability. I also don’t...
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“Abandoning existing assumptions is no easy matter. Students of world politics, like politicians, are prisoners of their paradigms, unwilling or unable to escape the state premise of state predominance and constantly tempted to cling to familiar assumptions about hierarchy, authority and sovereignty.” —James N. Rosenau, The Two Worlds of World Politics Like an abusive...
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“There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen…. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland” As I write these words, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is about to enter into the oval...
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From the always sharp Charles Krauthammer comes a piece , eviscerating the New York Times’ interview with Hamas’ Khaled Meshal (h/t Sarah): “Apart from the time restriction (a truce that lapses after 10 years) and the refusal to accept Israel’s existence, Mr. Meshal’s terms approximate the Arab League peace plan . . .” –...
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“He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.” Arthur Henderson With a renewed sense of urgency, the Obama administration is about to take a fresh hand...
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(h/t) The  American Thinker: Yedioth Achronoth, the largest circulation daily in Israel, reports today that President Obama intends to see the two-state solution signed, sealed and delivered during his first term. Rahm Emanuel told an (unnamed) Jewish leader; ”In the next four years there is going to be a permanent status arrangement between Israel and the...
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This is an interesting tidbit from Eli Hertz over at Myths and Facts, regarding Israel’s having fulfilled its commitments under U.N Resolution 242. Israel Fulfilled its Peace Commitment in 242 It Returned 90% of the Territories Gained in the Six-Day War UN Security Council Resolution 242, adopted on November 22, 1967, is the cornerstone...
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