U.S. Defends Israel at International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice “should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory,” a U.S. representative...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 242
Canada must continue to defend Israel against baseless United Nations attack
The request to the International Court of Justice is designed to subvert the peace process by making Israel's legal occupation unlawful
Op-eds
UAE-Israel Treaty Is Far Larger Step Towards Peace Than Critics Allege
No deal is perfect, but any improvement should not be downplayed when it makes the volatile Middle East more peaceful and win-win.
Op-eds
Israel, the Palestinians and the United Nations: Challenges for the New Administration
Download the full testimony here Chairm...
Congressional Testimonies
What UNSCR 2334 Could Mean Beyond the United Nations, and How the Trump Administration Can Respond
Notwithstanding the distractions of the holiday season, a considerable debate has erupted over the significance of U.N. Security Council ...
Op-eds
The Fallacy of the ‘Pinkwashing’ Argument
On March 16, a group of gay Israeli teenagers was set to meet with the Seattle LGBT Commission, a body representing the interests of the gay community before the city government. The students wer...
Op-eds
Only Direct Talks Can Bring Peace
As the guns fell silent in June 1967, diplomacy sought a solution to the simmering Arab-Israeli dispute. In November 1967, it produced the answer - Resolution 242, which since then has b...
Op-eds
The Grave Dangers of a Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence
The diplomatic offensive that the Palestinian Authority launched last year to persuade the United Nations to recognize Palestine as a state will come to fruition this September. Unless there is a...
Op-eds
Fatah, Hamas, and the Statehood Gambit
On May 3, Hamas and Fatah, the two largest and most influential Palestinian factions, created a unity government. Following a brutal civil war in 2007 that left Hamas in control of the Gaza...
Op-eds
Why the Hamas-Fatah Deal Is Bad for the Palestinians
The Palestinians zealously celebrated last week’s unity deal between Hamas and Fatah. Young men in both the West Bank and Gaza cruised around in their cars, honking and flashing the victory...
Op-eds
Next Year in Jerusalem
Forty years ago this week, on the third day of the Six-Day War, Israel entered the Old City of Jerusalem. Returning to the Western Wall from which he and all other Jews had, in blatant violation...
Op-eds
The Non-Recognition “Recognition”
"Led on by gushing reports filed on June 27 by the Associated Press (AP) and Agence France-Presse (AFP), media outlets report that Hamas and Fatah have reached a new agreement "implicitly recogni...
Op-eds
Creating Palestine
Speaking at the White House during his recent visit to Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert renewed his call for negotiations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on the w...
Op-eds
The Gaza Gamble
In a few weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to turn Gaza over to the Palestinian Authority. Angry protests have shaken Israel. Gun battles have broken out among rival Palestinian fa...
Op-eds
The Father of Modern Terrorism; The True Legacy of Yasser Arafat
The true legacy of Yasser Arafat.
Op-eds
The End of the Right of Self-Defense? Israel, the World Court, and the War on Terror
A country's right to defend itself against external attack is so irreducible a component of sovereignty as to have been assumed from time immemorial. Recent events, however, have cast seriou...
Op-eds
Sharon’s Strategy – He Does Have One
It turns out that Yasser Arafat, the European left and the Israeli right agree on one thing: All oppose Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza. Last weeken...