Washington Watch Articles From 2015
Invisible Victims
Everyone made nice, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to Washington last week. It was make up time. The Administration sought to demonstrate that despite, what the President referred to as their "minor difference" over the Iran deal, there were no remaining hard feelings.
Oren's Orgy of Self-Justification
In his new book, "Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide", former Israeli Ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, relates how late one night he received a frantic call from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alerting him to the fact that the Palestinians were preparing to petition the United Nations to recognize Palestine as a state.
Shedding Imperial Conceit
In the summer of 1971, I spent some time in London on my way to Lebanon where I was to begin my dissertation research.
BDS: A Legitimate and Moral Response to Israeli Policy
The Israeli government response to the "Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions" (BDS) movement has been predictable.
Who's to Blame for the Mess in Iraq?
Despite the prolonged US-led coalition bombing campaign, the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) recently won victories in Iraq expanding the area under its control.
New York Times Ignores Dangerous Consequences of Pro-Israel Amendment to TPA
The New York Times' coverage of Congressional antics related to the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation has ignored so many critical aspects of the bill that it might be time for the "paper of record" to change its motto from "All the news that's fit to print" to "All the news we think fits, we print".
The Palestinian Arab Citizens of Israel: Pointing the Way Forward
In 1971, I was in Beirut on a grant from my university to conduct research for my doctoral dissertation on the emergence of Palestinian national consciousness.
Naked Bibi
In the lead up to Israel's March 17th election, Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, fearful that he might lose his reelection bid, threw caution to the wind making blatant appeals to scare voters into returning him to office.
Netanyahu’s Legacy: a Fractured Israel and a Divided America
In a few days, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will mount the podium of the US Congress to speak before a joint session of the House and Senate. He will use the occasion to blast Iran and issue dire warnings about the current US-led negotiations designed to limit Iran's nuclear program.