Tag Archives: peace negotiations
Obama is still driving blind, and still thinks he owns the freeway.
US President Barack Obama was blindsided by the “Arab Spring” revolts as much as anyone else was, yet somehow he acts like he is on top of it all, and like he knows how he can use the events to … Continue reading
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Filed under General MidEast Matters, U.S. against Israel
Maybe it’s just not “news” unless it’s new
Did I just hear somebody say “well, duh!” out there? I remarked last week how amazing it is that the media will seem to drop coverage of something the very next day after it was front page news. I have … Continue reading
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Filed under News snippets, World against Israel
Are we getting tired of talking about the talks yet?
The longer I wait to see what the current negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are really all about (see my last two posts), the more I find out I’m not alone. I’d missed a great piece in Ynet … Continue reading
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Uh, tell me – why are we still pretending to be really talking?
In my last post, I was wondering aloud what’s up with the latest round of peace talks. Caroline Glick brings up an interesting point with regard to this: one of the serious effects of these shenanigans is to deflect attention … Continue reading
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OK, so the world didn’t end last weekend – but what’s around the corner?
In my last post I asked the rhetorical question whether the world as we know it was about to end, specifically in reference to the potential repercussions of Iran activating its Bushehr nuclear facility on Saturday. Former US Ambassador to … Continue reading
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Quick 140ish for 16 March 2010, before moving on.
I missed my 140s posting yesterday. Not that there wasn’t anything going on; on the contrary, the fan was busier than ever with the sh stuff that was hitting it over the US-condemns-Jerusalem-future-construction flap. What ostensibly began as a diplomatic … Continue reading
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140s for 11 March 2010
No, no, no, I’m really not trying to beat up on Joe, but… He keeps saying the darndest things! Today United States VP Joe Biden is quoted in Israel National News as having told the Israeli people, in praise of … Continue reading
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“Dead end” for a political solution to the Palestinian problem? Is there an alternative?
I’VE BEEN READING an intriguing proposal by an Israeli MK for a solution to the biggest little problem in the world. It still astounds me that the attention of the world is riveted on the conflict between the ancient people … Continue reading
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Filed under Forward motion, Israel Politics and Internal Affairs, Perspectives
Please step away from the edge of the cliff…
I WROTE IN in my last post about the serious danger posed if the US and European leader nations were to get sucked into the Palestinian plan for a unilateral declaration of statehood. I am somewhat relieved at this point … Continue reading
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