United Nations
Netanyahu at the U.N.: A Speech Worth Reading
I take the liberty of suggesting that you read a speech given yesterday by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the U.N. General Assembly. Netanyahu has been unlucky in the treatment of his remarks for a quarter century. He has been even more unlucky in the treatment of his offers to the Palestinian people to start the peace process which they, alas, have refused to do. READ MORE >>
Obama Is Finally Doing the Right Thing on Israel—For Now, At Least
How Abbas’s U.N. Gambit Empowered Hamas
Only once before has a U.S. President applied overt diplomatic pressure on Palestinians the way President Obama did this week at the United Nations, as he pressured Palestine to rescind its request from the U.N. Security Council for immediate full membership status. Unfortunately, the precedent for this type of overt pressure is not particularly encouraging, neither for Israel, nor for the United States. READ MORE >>
How Ahmadinejad’s Regime Tried—and Failed—to Break One Protester's Spirit
Obama’s Middle East Is in Tatters, Utter Tatters
No Apologies: Israel Isn’t to Blame for Its Growing Isolation
Jerusalem—As the U.N. votes on Palestinian statehood, and former regional allies of the Jewish state like Turkey and Egypt turn openly hostile, much of the international community is blaming Israel for its own isolation. READ MORE >>
The Wages of Anarchy
The Pirates Of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World By Jay Bahadur (Pantheon, 300 pp., $26.95) The monsoon winds are dying down and the Indian Ocean is getting smooth again. This happens at the end of every summer, and September marks a new season: pirate season. Somalia’s wily, indefatigable buccaneers are just coming off their summer break. Now that the maritime conditions are right, expect a new rash of hijackings. READ MORE >>
