Mahmous Abbas

Prime Minister Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at their Meeting in Jerusalem (photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Goodbye boycott: The cost of Kerry’s ‘breakthrough,’ part 2

The tactic of punishing Israel for the occupation was finally beginning to take a psychological toll – then the U.S. secretary of state rode to the rescue. The Palestinian Authority was planning to go to the UN in September, in line with the 20th anniversary of the failed Oslo Accords, and begin the process of…

By Larry Derfner July 21, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the staff and families at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem on April 8, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

Give the Palestinians a break, Kerry, and stay home

The U.S. secretary of state is pressuring the Palestinians to give up the one lever of power they have against the occupation. My fear is that Kerry will make good on his promise this week to return soon to Jerusalem and Ramallah, and that he will cajole Abbas into agreeing to talk “peace” with…

By Larry Derfner July 2, 2013

Israel and Palestine play ‘Battleship’

Bibi: “E1.” Abbas: “You sunk my two-state solution!”

By Ami Kaufman December 2, 2012

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Larry David (photo: YouTube)

On a cold night in J’lem, Bibi and Abbas finally break the ice

It’s a chilly night on Gaza St. in Jerusalem, and Binyamin Netanyahu is covered by a thick TV blanket in his Lay-Z-Boy, feet up, watching reruns of M-A-S-H. He loves Klinger. Holding a cup of Swiss Miss (with marshmallows), he feels lonely. Sara is in the States for some stupid psychologist convention on controlling child…

By Ami Kaufman December 3, 2011

Boycotting oneself: Washington, Jerusalem on dead end road

America’s war on the world continues: After threatening to cut funds from the United Nations if the organization promotes the Palestinian delegation’s status, the State Department decided to freeze its support for the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of the United Nation (UNESCO) because the latter defied Washington’s order and accepted Palestine as a member…

By Noam Sheizaf November 3, 2011

Mahmoud Abbas addressing the 66th UN General Assembly (photo: Marco Castro / UN)

Associated Press bungles fact-check of Abbas’ speech

AP tries to fact-check Abbas’ speech at the UN, and ends up accusing him of insufficient adherence to Israeli talking points, while making a series of embarrassing factual errors itself Generally, I sympathize with those who ask: “Shouldn’t all stories be ‘fact-check’ stories?” Still, as a frequent reader of Israeli journalism, I should be thankful…

By Roi Maor September 26, 2011

Demonstrations for Palestinian UN bid (Photo: Joseph Dana)

Palestinian activist: Why I’m not celebrating statehood

For the last two months the press has staunchly defended the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders. Yet, for many Palestinians refugees – who make up 70% of Palestinians worldwide – and activists on the ground, this state does not represent us. by Diana Alzeer He looks at me, shaking his dirty-blonde hair, and…

By +972 Magazine September 23, 2011

Erekat on unity: respect our democracy

Abu Mazen: Like it or not, Hamas is part of Palestinian people. Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared today that the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas shouldn’t stand in the way of future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. In a meeting with representatives of “Israel Initiatives,” a group of businessmen and veteran…

By Noam Sheizaf April 28, 2011