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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama seen during the funeral ceremony for late former President Shimon Peres at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on September 30, 2016. (Emil Salman/Flash90)

The ‘NYT’ finally realizes: Netanyahu doesn’t care what Obama thinks

For years, liberal American publications have been generally sympathetic to Israel, even when they are criticizing its governments’ policies. Now, in light of an unprecedented New York Times editorial, that attitude might be about to change. The New York Times editorial board has realized, about a decade too late, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does…

By Lisa Goldman October 7, 2016

U.S. President Barak Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington (White House photo)

Obama, Netanyahu and the Palestinian conflict: What’s next?

Something indeed changed in the Israel-U.S. relationship, the question is what actions will the U.S. take and how Netanyahu reacts — from the Security Council to Gaza. I just got back from the annual J Street conference. The atmosphere was very different from the 2013 conference. Back then it was all about the Kerry mission.…

By Noam Sheizaf March 31, 2015

Palestinian women at the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip confront Israeli soldiers over the mistreatment and arrest of Palestinian youths. (photo: Robert Croma / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Fact Sheet: 25th anniversary of the First Intifada

Twenty-five years ago this past weekend, a large-scale popular uprising by Palestinians began against Israel’s then 20-year-old military occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. Sparked by an incident in which four Palestinians were hit and killed by an Israeli driving in Gaza on December 8, 1987, Palestinian frustration at living under repressive…

By +972 Resources December 10, 2012

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