In the latest issue of Foreign Policy, Aaron David Miller, a long-time State Department official and advisor to six secretaries…
Losing faith in peace
Israel-Palestine
The experiment that did not fail?
On the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Degania kibbutz, J. J. Goldberg writes about the decline of the…
Commentary: Obama distorts meaning of Passover
Jennifer Rubin accuses Barack Obama of diluting and distorting the message of Passover.
Big day at AIPAC
AIPAC, the powerful D.C.-based pro-Israel lobby, is currently hosting its annual policy conference, attended by over 7,500, according to its…
The history of Tony Judt
In a moving portrait of the eminent historian, Evan R. Goldstein traces the trajectory of Tony Judt's career from his…
Movement in the right direction
President Obama's much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world in Cairo last Thursday demonstrated once again that he is an extraordinarily…
Obama on Palestine: What new beginning?
Here I want to briefly comment on Obama's discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian question. Two of Obama's statements in particular have…
So, what about the Christian lobby?
You see, the interview on Al Arabiya confirms that the politics of fear can safely endure, barely disguised as the…
A reason to remain hopeful
Despite disappointment in Obama's arm's length approach during the campaign, the vast majority of Arab and Muslim American voters supported…
Obama reaches out
President Barack Obama has moved quickly to follow up on his inaugural statement: "To the Muslim world, we seek a…