The Battle for Legitimacy

The Battle for Legitimacy Patrick Seale Agence Global January 16, 2009 One of Israel’s sternest critics, Professor Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, said this week that Israel was losing...

John Mearsheimer

Another War, Another Defeat The Gaza offensive has succeeded in punishing the Palestinians but not in making Israel more secure. John J. Mearsheimer, The American Conservative January 26, 2009 Issue     Israelis and their American supporters claim that Israel learned...

Mahmoud Abbas: Double Agent

From counterpunch, "America's Best Political Newsletter" Out of Bounds Magazine The Washington Farce Mahmoud Abbas: Double Agent By JEFFREY BLANKFORT This coming week we will witness the latest challenge for the man who is arguably the most extraordinary...