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Felix de Rosen / March 14, 2010 12:46 pm

The Great Paradox: Questioning American Support for Israel

Vice-President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Israel to jump-start peace talks seemed like good news, until he was met with an announcement from Israel’s Interior Ministry that it had authorized the construction of another 1,600 homes in occupied East Jerusalem. In my opinion, this highlights an incredible paradox of American foreign policy: how America’s unquestioning support for the state of [...]

Alex Copulsky / February 15, 2010 2:26 pm

Israel and Americans

I’m not always wild about The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, but I think he has a very perceptive post about Israel’s relationship with the United States. He points out that the ultra-conservative governments that have been in power lately have been doing their best to alienate their potential American supporters, particularly young American Jews.  Namely, that actions like Gaza or their [...]

Nicholas Tatsis and Daniel Handlin / April 2, 2009 1:43 am

Lessons from History

Former National Security Advisor on U.S. policy in the Middle East

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