Challenging the Myths about the Failure of the 2000 Camp David Talks admin, May 10, 2002 Both the Clinton and Bush administrations, along with leading members of Congress of both parties, have deliberately misrepresented what happened in the peace process before, during, and after Camp David, as well as what has transpired since the outbreak of the second intifada in late September 2000. This has served to justify a policy of supporting an increasingly repressive occupation army, something that would otherwise be unpalatable to the American public. Continue Reading
U.S. Policy Hampers Chances for Israeli-Syrian Peace admin, December 1, 1999January 9, 2025 There is little hope for real progress in the Israeli-Syrian peace talks unless the Clinton Administration is willing to uphold human rights and international law along with its commitment to Israel’s legitimate security needs. Since Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967, these issues have been at the heart of the Continue Reading
Clinton on Wrong Side of Jerusalem Issue admin, April 27, 1994July 16, 2024 A LITTLE-NOTICED policy shift by the Clinton administration on Jerusalem has implications beyond the fate of one city in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. It marks a retrenchment in the American commitment to international law and the authority of the United Nations. Continue Reading