Category: Foreign Policy
In Wake of Woolwich Murder, Islamophobia Is the New Fascism
by Richard Sudan | Jun 12, 2013 | Foreign Policy, Legal AffairsIn late May, two British men of Nigerian descent hacked to death British soldier Lee Rigby in full view of witnesses in the Woolwich district of London. The assailants, who are awaiting trial, claimed to have avenged the killing of Muslims by British military. No reasonable person could possibly justify Rigby’s horrific death. No one. That simply […]
M.J. Rosenberg: Samantha Power, Another Win for the Israel Lobby
by M.J. Rosenberg | Jun 11, 2013 | Foreign PolicyThe month of March 2002 was a terrible time in both Israel and the West Bank. Some 100 Israelis were killed by Palestinian suicide bombers. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon launched a military operation in the West Bank killing some 500 Palestinians. Children made up a significant number of the victims on both sides. The prospects […]
Obama Will Do (Almost) Anything for Israel
by M.J. Rosenberg | Jun 4, 2013 | Foreign Policy, PoliticsThere is a silver lining in President Barack Obama’s refusal to do much of anything to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is this: if Obama had any intentions of either bombing Iran’s nuclear installations or allowing Israel to do it, he would be laying the groundwork by pressuring Israel hard to end the occupation. That […]
Letter from Turkey: Our Struggle Against Authoritarianism
by Adem Yavuz Elveren | Jun 3, 2013 | Foreign PolicyTurkey For the last five days, there has been extremely brutal police violence against peaceful protesters in Turkey. Almost all news channels are censored since they are extremely afraid of the prime minister, including CNN Turk! It is unbelievable but while CNN International showed protests and police violence, CNN Turk showed a documentary about penguins! […]
M.J. Rosenberg: The Sheer Silliness of the Peace Process
by M.J. Rosenberg | May 23, 2013 | Foreign PolicyThe New York Times reports that Secretary of State John Kerry is not pessimistic about the Israeli-Palestinian “peace process.” In Jerusalem to begin a little shuttle diplomacy between the Israeli capital and Ramallah, he said he hopes that by “being methodical, careful, patient, but detailed and tenacious, that we can lay out a path ahead […]