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forward.com - 1/3/2009

On Gaza, Sense and Centrism

— forward.com — Opinion Wars sicken me, even wars that I support. I support Israel’s offensive in Gaza, but watching it on TV — the images of bombed-out buildings, crying women and, inevitably, the bodies of innocent bystanders — is a painful experience. I suspect ... (more) On Gaza, Sense and Centrism

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newsweek.com - 1/4/2009

Obama Must Get Tough With Israel to Achieve Peace | Newsweek International

— newsweek.com — Jews worry for a living; their tragic history compels them to do so. In the next few years, there will be plenty to worry about, particularly when it comes to Israel . The current operation in Gaza won't do much to ease these worries or to address ... (more) Obama Must Get Tough With Israel to Achieve Peace | ...

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nypost.com - 1/3/2009

BAM STIRS FEARS IN ISRAEL - New York Post

— nypost.com — Last updated: 6:26 am January 1, 2009 Posted: 3:28 am January 1, 2009 AS WORLD leaders and international organizations rush to rescue Hamas, Israel faces complex bat tlefield challenges - while fearing a stab in the back from the incoming Obama ... (more) BAM STIRS FEARS IN ISRAEL - New York Post

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“The Age Of Micro-Wars”
The Democratic Daily — ... blog, as an article today, Jan 04, 2009 that is comprehensive about the concept of the Iraeli-Gaza war, which he calls a micro-war. It has a factual recitation on the recent history of the area that it is a valuable read. ...

Someone Else's Problem?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Juan Cole has a long historical post on the origins of the Gaza conflict: I was on the radio recently with John Bolton, former US ambassador to the UN, and he expressed the hope that Egypt would take back Gaza and Jordan what is left of the West Bank. You may as well dream of pink unicorns on Venus. It isn't going to happen. The Palestinians are Israel's problem. War on them, circumscribe them, colonize them all you like. They aren't going anywhere, and you can't keep them stateless and virtually enslaved forever, occasionally ...

The Gaza War Continues
Comments from Left Field — ... scale of bloodshed in Gaza over five days is the same as if almost 2,000 Israelis had been killed and 9,000 wounded in the same period. Imagine the consequences for Israel in such an event,” wrote author and former BBC correspondent Deepak Tripathi. Would Obama find the staggering number worthy of cutting short his Hawaii vacation, even for a brief comment, if the tables were turned? Candidate of change, he said. Meta-War Talk: Juan Cole: Gaza 2008: Micro-Wars and Macro-Wars (Informed Consent) ...

Chris Meserole: Israel and International Order
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — As Israeli ground forces continue to fight their way through Gaza, there's been no shortage of commentary on the causes and possible consequences of the current conflict. For the most part, the consensus runs as follows: Hamas began the violence when it resumed launching rockets indiscriminately into southern Israel; Israel escalated the situation with a disproportionate response; and now, with Israeli soldiers in Gaza, whether the conflict destabilizes the region as a whole depends on the extent of Iranian ...

On Israel, Palestine, and the U.S.
Daily Kos — ... On Sunday, Juan Cole posted a longish piece about Israel, Palestine, and the current fighting between them. Typically for a Cole piece, it provides a good bit of historical background and original thought. He makes a more-or-less elaborate argument about The Big Picture for the two peoples, to which I will get in a moment. The argument he makes is worthwhile and non-simplistic; but I think he overlooks or slides past an obvious point -- and I think that addressing that obvious point requires making the Big Picture, Bigger. ...

The USSR's Role in the Middle East Goes Down the Memory Hole:
The Volokh Conspiracy — One thing I find interesting in reading various authors who discuss the history of the Arab-Israeli or Israeli-Palestinian conflict is how the role of the USSR in exacerbating the conflict, and the role of its demise in providing an opportunity for a potential settlement of the conflict, is generally completely, or almost completely, ignored. Consider, just as a recent example I happened upon, this blog post by Juan Cole . It's not like, based on past experience, I expect Cole to actually know what he's talking about (e.g., Egypt won the Yom Kippur War from a military ...