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• Who has made the bigger mistakes?

  What has Israel contributed to the impasse in the peace process, and to the suffering of Palestinians? That is a... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:47am EST
  

• Political realities

  In response to a recent note, an American friend wrote the following: "In other words, you are saying that..." [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:59pm EST
  

• An empty gesture

  Reading the announcements of government officials is more of an art than a science. It is appropriate to weigh the... [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:46pm EST
  

• An American conundrum

  You want a conundrum? The New York Times describes a great example. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/world/asia/25rollout.html?partner=rss&emc=rss "In declaring Tuesday that he would "finish... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:50pm EST
  

• On academics and intelligence

  Israel's image in the world is less than desirable. How bad? is difficult to answer. There have been no serious... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:25am EST
  

• Political disinformation, bureaucracy, and reality

  One should never say never. However, Probably not is a fair guess. Closest to me is one more round in... [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:41pm EST
  

• Is the President contributing to Palestinian violence?

  There has been a worrisome shift in Israeli commentary on President Obama's efforts to force peace between Israel and Palestine.... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:27pm EST
  

• A McGovern clone in the White House

  Remember George McGovern? His clone is sitting in the Oval Office. The 2008 campaign differed in several ways from 1972... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:48pm EST
  

• Comments on Gilo are annoying. Lack of movement on Iran is dangerous

  Barack Obama was six years old when the Jordanian army opened fire on Jerusalem as its part in the 1967... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:15pm EST
  

• State Department bureaucrats on religious freedom

  More than 40 years ago I chose public administration as my specialty in political science. I still poke at it,... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:16pm EST
  

• Ridicule or analysis, Chapter 2

  This overloaded news day provokes a secular and politically moderate Israeli to ask if the greater threat against a good... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 11:34pm EST
  

• Ridicule or analysis?

  This is one of those times to wonder if ridicule or serious analysis is in order. The occasion is a... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:29pm EST
  

• Despair by Israelis and Palestinians?

  The Washington Post has published two views, claiming to be contrasting expressions of Israeli and Palestinian despair for peace. http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/11/israeli_despair_for_peace.html... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:02pm EST
  

• Childish?

  You've heard of the crippled giant? The image refers to an entity with so much power that its obligations work...' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:53am EST
  

• A multi-cultural conundrum

  The Fort Hood killings will reverberate. At the lower end of the military, Muslims will find their property trashed, and... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:04am EST
  

• Not so simple

  Thomas Friedman has written one of his better articles. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/opinion/08friedman.html?_r=1&ref=opinion As a retired professor still inclined to give grades to... [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:44pm EST
  

• Allahu Akbar, Praise the Lord, Hear O Israel

  Allahu Akbar, Praise the Lord, and Hear O Israel elicit the best of sentiments, and something else. A youtube segment... [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:06am EST
  

• On the value of realism

  What is the future? Who knows? In Jewish tradition, Malachi was the last prophet, i.e., the last person to hear... [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:03pm EST
  

• Has Obama done more harm than good, or doesn't it matter?

  This note is about some little details of international politics. They come from the media, which does not always get... [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 1:30am EST