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Even without a UN veto, Gaza remains hostage to American power
The downplaying of the Security Council’s ceasefire resolution shows why the world can no longer look to Washington as the arbiter of a rules-based order.
By
Samer Badawi
April 2, 2024
Why do Israelis feel so threatened by a ceasefire?
Halting the Gaza war means recognizing that Israel’s military goals were unrealistic — and that it cannot escape a political process with the Palestinians.
By
Meron Rapoport
March 29, 2024
After years of diplomatic inertia, what can the ICJ offer Palestinians?
The UN’s vote to request a ruling on the occupation is an indictment of the failure to hold Israel accountable — and carries risks and opportunities alike.
By
Hugh Lovatt
January 1, 2023
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U.S. abstention is a message to Europe: End Israel’s impunity
The U.S. essentially admitted that its unyielding defense of Israel in the diplomatic arena was a disastrous strategy. With Obama bowing out, Europe will need to act on this lesson. Shortly after the UN Security Council passed its resolution criticizing Israeli settlements on Friday, the U.S. State Department issued a press statement by John Kerry…
By
Amjad Iraqi
December 25, 2016
The world is trying to save Israel from itself. Will we listen?
As much as the the Right may deny it, the world is sending Israelis a clear message: the settlements are illegal and immoral. The faster we listen, the better off we will be. By Alon Mizrahi Let’s talk about the issue itself. The issue is not Israel’s reputation, not its legal status, nor the behavior of its…
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December 24, 2016
The Left should stop bickering and support Obama’s abstention
Everyone knew that abstention from the Security Council’s anti-settlement resolution was one of the more realistic options on a very limited menu. So why is the Left now up in arms? U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power barely got the word “abstain” out of her mouth before the liberal left ripped into the…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
December 24, 2016
Five takeaways: What the UN Security Council resolution means
In a 14-0 vote and with the U.S. abstaining, the UN Security Council passes a resolution reaffirming the illegality of Israeli settlements. What does it all mean, and what comes next? The UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution condemning Israeli settlements, reaffirming their illegality, calling on Israel to cease all settlement activity, and…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
December 23, 2016
Nearly half of Americans support sanctions on Israel, poll finds
As the Democratic party regroups ahead of the next election cycle, it would be wise for its leadership to examine areas where the Clinton campaign diverged from the party’s base. Israel-Palestine is one of those issues. The number of Americans who support imposing sanctions on Israel over its defiant settlement policies has shot up to…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
December 3, 2016
Trump’s victory leaves Obama with only one option on Israel-Palestine
When everyone believed Clinton was going to be the next president, Obama was rumored to be considering several last-minute options to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace. All that went out the window on Tuesday. The Obama administration is probably trying to figure out how to protect its two signature achievements – Obamacare and the Iranian nuclear deal…
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Noam Sheizaf
November 11, 2016
Israel increasingly defiant as the world loses interest in Palestine
From the prime minister down, the Israeli government has effectively dropped the charade that the occupation is temporary, or that it actually fears consequences for its intransigence. Israel’s leadership wants you to think it is worried about some bold move by President Barack Obama during his lame duck period between the November 8 U.S. elections and…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
November 1, 2016
Following attacks, B’Tselem donations increase tenfold
Over 3,700 people have signed on to a call supporting the human rights organization, after the Knesset coalition chair calls to revoke its executive director’s citizenship. By John Brown* B’Tselem Executive Director Hagai El-Ad addressed the UN Security Council last week, calling on its members to take real steps toward ending the military dictatorship over…
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October 24, 2016
Netanyahu’s coalition whip wants to revoke B’Tselem director’s citizenship
Senior Likud official, angry that Hagai El-Ad demanded the UN act to end the occupation, admits there’s no legal avenue to strip his citizenship — at the moment. The Israeli human rights organization says threats won’t deter it. How does the only democracy in the Middle East deal with outspoken human rights activists? By threatening to revoke their citizenship,…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
October 21, 2016
UNESCO’s mistake on Jerusalem
The resolution was yet another shallow attack on identity elements, the same type I reject every time Israel does it to Palestinians. It was also a setback to the kind of UN action that could actually move the bar in a region that desperately needs it. UNESCO has made a startlingly bad move in voting…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
October 15, 2016
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