Washington Watch Articles From 2001
CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES WE FACE
Some pro-Israel groups and their erstwhile friends in the neo-conservative movement are not satisfied with the destruction of the Middle East peace process.
A DEAD END
Five years ago I wrote an article in which I discussed a strategy paper that had been prepared for then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a group of leading US neoconservatives.
UNDOING PEACE
Pro-Israel groups in the United States have launched an aggressive legislative and propaganda effort to complement the anti-peace politics of the Sharon government.
THE MEDIA WAR WE ARE LOSING, BUT CAN WIN
Recent efforts by the Israeli government and America’s pro-Israel lobby have focused extensively on media coverage of the current crisis between Palestinians and Israelis.
THE “SETTLEMENT FREEZE” RUSE
In 1865, the British author Lewis Carroll wrote the classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
THE JEFFORDS’ SWITCH
Taking advantage of the last few days of Republican control of both houses of Congress, President George W. Bush passed a reduced version of his tax cut proposal last week.
IBRAHIM ABU LUGHOD:A PALESTINIAN
Dr. Ibrahim Abu Lughod died in Palestine last week. Much will be and should be written about the man. He was a great leader, literally one of the fathers of Arab American activism.
SHARON COMES TO WASHINGTON
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left Washington feeling somewhat satisfied and emboldened. The goals he had set for the visit had been modest.
WHY SHARON WON AND WHAT’S NEXT
Most U.S. editorial writers and political commentators offered an easy answer to explain why Israelis elected Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister. It was Yasser Arafat’s fault.
ISRAELI VOTERS AND PEACE
Unless Ehud Barak can perform a miracle, Ariel Sharon will be elected the Prime Minister of Israel on February 6, 2001. According to a February 1st Zogby International poll, Sharon was leading Barak by a margin of 60% to 34%.
U.S. OPINIONAND THEISRAELI-PALESTINIANCONFLICT
Even with Israeli’s public relations effort to contain the negative fallout from its current crisis with the Palestinians, American public opinion continues to signal its support for a balanced approach to resolving the Middle East conflict.