Archive for September, 2010

Cautious Optimism on Israeli-Palestinian Talks

Throughout the Arab-Israeli peace process over the years two key elements have been constant and remain critical today as Israelis and Palestinians gather again around the same table. First, recognition that direct talks between Israel and credible Arab partners can achieve durable peace accords. Second, the critical role of the United States in facilitating the direct talks and sealing the peace deal.

From my latest column on Fox News.

Argentine Jews: Someone’s Keeping An Eye On You

Regular readers will need no introduction to Luis D’Elía. The renowned social activist and prominent supporter of the government of Cristina  Fernández de Kirchner  shares his thoughts with the world on Twitter and a few minutes ago he posted this:

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Tell The Iranian Regime: Release Shiva Nazar Ahari

On September 4, Shiva Nazar Ahari, a young female human rights activist incarcerated in Evin since last December, will enter a Revolutionary Court to face fabricated charges that carry the death penalty. Ahari, a leading activist with the Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR), stands accused of “anti-regime propaganda” and “acts contrary to national security.” She faces an additional charge in a category of criminality plausible only in societies run along totalitarian lines; what the ayatollahs deem mohareb, or “rebellion against God.” It would require the most blinkered apologist for the Iranian regime to suggest that someone charged in this way can expect a fair trial.

From my latest article on The Huffington Post.