Interpreting the UAE/Israel Agreement on Suspending Annexation

August 22, 2020

Any comment on regional implications of the Agreement is, of course, highly speculative as the real reasons for such an initiative are rarely disclosed by those with the power of decision. In this cas…

How the Israel-UAE Deal Puts the Bogus Peace Industry Back in Business

August 18, 2020

Opinion

If there is one conclusion to draw from the agreement this week between Israel and the United Arab Emirates - with Israel temporarily "suspending" its threat to illegally annex parts of the West …

Is Israel, UAE Deal a Pact of Political Desperation?

August 16, 2020

Opinion

Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan. The controversial peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has two fathers already – US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime…

Liberal Zionism Begins to Make the Journey Towards a One-State Solution

July 21, 2020

Opinion

Peter Beinart, an influential liberal commentator on Israel and Zionism, poked a very large stick into a hornets’ nest this month by admitting he had finally abandoned his long-cherished commitment to…

Forging Greater Israel: Annexation by Any Other Name

July 18, 2020

Opinion

July 1st came and went and Netanyahu made no formal statement regarding annexation. That left many journalists, politicians, activists, and others feeling abandoned to speculation. Declarations of sup…

Israel Annexation Plan: Jordan’s Existential Threat

July 14, 2020

Opinion

More than any other Arab state, Jordan’s past, present and future are inextricably linked to the question of Palestine. Jordan’s emergence is an outcome of British imperialism, which imposed the …

Annexation of West Bank Will Only Deepen Israel’s Apartheid Policies

July 11, 2020

Opinion

It is impossible to be calm about the fate of the Palestinian people. Since 1948, they have been denied their country and denied their right to exist. One United Nations resolution upon another has sa…

Netanyahu’s Annexation Drive

July 10, 2020

Opinion

Land seizures, annexations, and conquest. These are words axiomatic to the state of Israel. In the main, the state has maintained an uncomfortable position based on patience and attrition. We have wai…