WASHINGTON, DC: The Washington Post reported last week that the Obama administration is considering abandoning its support for indirect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in favor of direct negotiations based on a plan the United States would lay on (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: President George W. Bush once explained his failure to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with the excuse that, "We can't want peace more than the parties themselves . Dennis Ross, who tried and failed to achieve (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: Reporters are always asking me if I think President Barack Obama would prevail in the oft-predicted "knock down, drag out fight with the Israeli government (and lobby) over the peace process.
That question is especially relevant (...)
WASHINGTON: These are terrible days for those of us who long to see Israel finally accepted by its neighbors. At a time when all 22 Arab states have offered Israel peace and normalization in exchange for the territories occupied in 1967, this war (...)
WASHINGTON: It is impossible to get Mumbai out of my mind. I keep thinking about two-year old, Moshe, sitting in his parents' blood, crying out to a mother and father who are gone forever.
It is hard to imagine how anyone can justify terror (...)
WASHINGTON: In Sherlock Holmes stories, the dog that didn t bark is considered significant. That is not true when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict where only bad news is considered news.
It is now four months since the (...)
WASHINGTON: The best news from Israel right now is that the cease-fire with Hamas is holding.
This may be disquieting to the far right. It is an article of faith for the right that it is impossible to cut a deal with Hamas. But that is precisely (...)
The ceasefire is still in effect, which is something of a surprise. After all, this is a ceasefire few like - especially in Israel. Some of the same government officials who secured it, wasted little time in saying that they did not expect it to (...)
It is amazing that right-wing Israelis and their American enablers have managed to convince even a single person that West Bank settlements are not at the root of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Think about it. The conflict is about who will (...)
WASHINGTON-In April, the United Methodist Church s General Assembly will vote on whether or not to divest its holdings in companies that do business with Israel. The Methodists divestment campaign is not the only one of its kind. There are hundreds (...)
Once again, the Israelis are reducing the electricity supply to Gaza. The cutbacks are a response to increased Hamas attacks in Israel, and come despite their disproved effectiveness, and a strong warning from the Bush administration.
Tom Casey, (...)
WASHINGTON: It s still looking like the international Middle East conference will take place in November at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It s a good venue, providing Camp David-like security and easy access to Washington, DC. Should (...)