BLOG Post #412: Senate Progressives Seek to Hold Israel Accountable 4 Feb 2024 Larry Kirsch is co-author of this blog. Two Bills with Limited Support For those who are dismayed and disturbed by Israel’s disproportionate response to the Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7…
BLOG Post #411: Ending the Israel-Hamas War–Where Things Stand 29 Jan 202429 Jan 2024 The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued simultaneously to end the Israel-Hamas war (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/world/middleeast/gaza-war-israel-hamas-negotiations.html). None of them seems likely to succeed…
BLOG Post #401: When Will It End? Some Might Prefer It Didn’t 29 Nov 202328 Nov 2023 Netanyahu, the Main Obstacle In an opinion article published in the Washington Post November 18, President Biden described how far his ambitions stretch beyond the four-day pause in fighting…
BLOG Post #400: Israel’s Al-Shifa Operation– A Critical Examination 20 Nov 202314 Dec 2023 Note to Readers: Larry Kirsch is co-author of this blog. Israel’s attack on the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has become both the reality and the symbol of all that…
BLOG Post #398:Cease Fire? Obstacles and Opportunities 11 Nov 202311 Nov 2023 Appeals for a cease fire in Israel’s war with Hamas are growing louder. Along with many governments and international and nongovernmental organizations, the UN General Assembly, by a 120-14…
BLOG Post #397: Biden’s Choices 6 Nov 2023 Contradictions Presidents always face uncomfortable choices: supporting human rights versus providing weapons to governments that consistently violate human rights; adding to the nuclear weapons stockpile versus spending money on social…
BLOG Post #395: The War in Israel: Costs and Consequences 28 Oct 202330 Oct 2023 The Victims Israel’s air war on Gaza is not only the most extensive ever carried out there; it is one of the largest bombardments anywhere in recent times—one that, according…
BLOG Post #393: The Hamas Attack on Israel 11 Oct 2023 Terror and Retribution Once again, Israel and the Palestinians are at war. Hundreds are dead, thousands are wounded, Hamas has killed men, women, and children, and taken over 100 hostages.…
BLOG Post #392: A Crisis in the Palestinian Authority 7 Oct 202330 Oct 2023 Israel and Hamas are at war, with many deaths on both sides being reported. Meantime, another crisis is brewing, within the Palestinian Authority (PA). Mahmoud Abbas, president of the PA…
BLOG Post #368: A Big Deal: China’s Middle East Diplomatic Coup 26 Mar 202325 Mar 2023 A Big Deal for Some By any stretch of the imagination, the March 10 announcement of China’s brokering of a Saudi Arabia-Iran agreement to resume diplomatic relations and exchange security…
BLOG Post #365: The Coup in Israel 28 Feb 202328 Feb 2023 Israel has always been touted as America’s most reliable friend in the Middle East, a bastion of democracy in a region dominated by autocracies. Now that picture is fraying as…
Podcasts Russian Policy in the Middle East: A Conversation with Prof. Mark Katz 31 Jan 2023 Prof. Katz discusses Russia's relations with Iran, Syria, Israel and other countries; points out how Russia has effectively handled its Middle East ties in the midst of war in Ukraine;…
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