If the 2014 Conference can spur public brisk discussion on how to remedy the some of the policy deficiencies it exposed it will have made an enormous contribution to the long-term strategic well-being of the nation. Dear Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and the entire Netanyahu government, I asked you, …
Read More »Dr. Martin Sherman
Into the fray: The magnate and the mullah, A Friedman fantasy
Tom Friedman’s anti-Adelson diatribe shows how intellectually corrupted the discourse on the Israel-Palestinian issue has become. Truth be told, Tom Friedman can be a pretty astute and articulate journalist – except when he writes about Israel. Then his work degenerates from the astute to the inane and from the …
Read More »Into the fray: To my colleague Caroline, a caveat.
I strongly concur with Caroline B. Glick’s diagnosis of the fatal failings of the two-state formula, and disagree just as strongly with the prescription she offers to remedy them. The mechanics of the policy are fairly straightforward. Israel will apply its laws to Judea and Samaria and govern the …
Read More »Into the Fray: My (renewed) challenge to Michael Oren
When someone who was one of Israel’s best known diplomats touts such silliness, it is difficult to know what is more disconcerting: Whether he actually believes what he is preaching, or whether he doesn’t. Ambassador (ret.) Michael Oren: Israel must take its fate in its own hands and …
Read More »Into the Fray: Shimon Netanyahu or Binyamin Peres?
Anyone watching portions of the PM’s AIPAC address might have been excused for thinking Bibi had morphed into Peres. But worse, much worse, was still to come. By virtue of our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General …
Read More »Into the Fray: My prediction – coming true with chilling precision
A political tsunami is building that is threatening to wash away almost half a century of Zionist endeavor. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post. On Saturday night, the boycott of Israel gained an impressive new level of mainstream recognition in this country. Channel 2 News, easily …
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