U.S. Israel relations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President, U.S. President Bill Clinton, and Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat sign the Wye River Memorandum at the White House, October 23, 1998. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

From Clinton to Obama, U.S. peace deals have paved the path to apartheid

America's 'peace' parameters have sanctioned Israel's domination of Palestinians, decades before Trump.

By Zaha Hassan January 30, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to then Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, Tel Aviv, April 9, 2013. (State Dept photo)

Michael Oren’s diplomatic psychobabble

Does the former Israeli ambassador really think that an imaginative psychoanalysis of Obama can explain away Netanyahu’s annexationist policies? By Aviad Kleinberg Michael Oren blames President Barack Obama for ruining relations with Israel, after the latter broke two sacrosanct rules that Oren himself came up with: that the United States and Israel should not have public disagreements, and…

By +972 Magazine June 25, 2015

PM Netanyahu's addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011 (Photo: GPO)

Stop giving Netanyahu publicity

The best way to object to Netanyahu, his Congress speech and his policies, is to ignore him. Since the Netanyahu Congress speech episode began last month, the press, and specifically foreign press, has been flooded with items on the Israeli prime minister. Not a day has gone by without a headline about Netanyahu’s lavish spending, incompetence…

By Mairav Zonszein February 26, 2015

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The remains of the Zafer 4 tower in Gaza. (photo: Jehad Saftawi)

Why did Netanyahu take aim at Gaza’s tallest towers?

The answer has nothing to do with alleged militants. The third of three Gaza towers felled by Israeli F-16s housed, among other offices, a media consultancy representing several international news organizations. But when Al Basha Tower was hit early Tuesday morning, that consultancy had already been driven out by Israeli shelling, which had destroyed its…

By Samer Badawi August 26, 2014

Romney visit: Hitting the ‘Palestinian punching bag’ again

Over the years, Israeli politicians have used various disparaging remarks to describe Palestinians. During this U.S. election, it looks like American politicians have adopted the same tactic, as recently shown during Mitt Romney’s visit to Israel. By Amer Zahr Look, as a Palestinian, I’m used to hearing racist epithets thrown my way. I’ve heard Abba…

By +972 Magazine August 2, 2012