Is the Israel Lobby Losing Its Grip?
This article originally appeared at LobeLog. Check out the new look of this outstanding site for foreign policy analysis you won’t find anywhere else. In recent weeks, a few incidents have begun to...
View ArticleSetbacks Push Mideast Peace to Back Burner
My report for Inter Press Service on how the options, or lack thereof, are shaping up for renewing the lifeless corpse called the “peace process” between Israel and the Palestinians in Obama’s second...
View ArticleMr. and Madame Senator, Have You No Shame?
There have been several very good pieces written about the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing to confirm Chuck Hagel as Secretary of defense. Here’s a Chuck Hagel with President Obama...
View ArticleThe Israel Excuse
This week at Souciant, I look at the Chuck Hagel fiasco. The unabashed GOP plan to obstruct the entire US government in order to prevent Obama from doing, well, much of anything reaches new heights...
View ArticleAll Eyes on Iran for AIPAC 2013 Conference
This piece was initially published at LobeLog. Please check it out, as it’s an indispensable source for foreign policy news and analysis. You won’t regret it! The annual Israel-Congress orgy dubbed as...
View ArticleAIPAC on the Defensive
This article was originally published by LobeLog, an indispensable source for foreign policy news and analysis. Check it out. The 2013 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy...
View ArticleUS Arms Sale Sends Mixed Messages to Israel
My latest at LobeLog, analyzing the recent US arms sale to Israel.Filed under: US-Israel Lobby Tagged: AIPAC, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bunker Buster, Chuck Hagel, Congress, fordo, foreign...
View ArticleKerry in the Mideast: Tilting at Windmills
John Kerry is no fool, and he is far from ignorant about either the Israel-Palestine conflict or the domestic politics surrounding it. So who is he trying to kid with this all out blitz of...
View ArticleA Poison Pill For AIPAC
Today, I’m asking my readers to please support the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The group has been working hard on some new legislation and it’s really important to help get this...
View ArticleThe Cold Realities of US Policy in Israel-Palestine
During the summertime war in Gaza, the two most progressive members of the US Senate stirred up controversy among their backers with expressions of uncritical support for Israel. At a town hall...
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