Joe Biden’s reluctance to call for ceasefire may leave him at odds with his party Many young voters disapprove of how the US president is handling the conflict in Gaza, a new poll suggests The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023
As the ceasefire ends, a question from history lingers: will Israel win the battle but lose the war against Hamas? One lesson from the 1982 Lebanon war is that Israel’s enemy only needs to survive against superior firepower to gain an advantage The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023
US wasn’t always Israel’s strongest ally – what changed and why? Washington has long been Israel’s strongest military and diplomatic backer – but the relationship has evolved over time The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023
Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress. WEKU · Oct 19, 2023
The 1973 War Analogy Is Deeper Than You Think The parallels from 50 years ago will shape the region’s battle today. Foreign Policy · Oct 13, 2023
Solidarity and symbolism the order of the day as US, Japan and South Korea leaders meet at Camp David Camp David is associated with some special moments in diplomacy. In 1978, the presidential retreat in Maryland hosted Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin – leading to the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state. The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023
Martin Schram: Remembering — and maybe rethinking — Carter’s presidency As Jimmy Carter began his hospice care at home in his rural Plains, Georgia, precisely where he wanted to be for his final transition, well-wishers from politics and the media began reflecting about how our 39th president’s greatest contributions came after he left Washington. Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023
Editorial: What makes Jimmy Carter great is his goodness As a candidate for president in 1976, Jimmy Carter called for a government “as honest and decent and fair and competent and truthful and idealistic as are the American people.” The cynics rolled their eyes. They misjudged him. Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023
Barbara Walters' 12 most influential TV interviews Legendary newswoman Barbara Walters, who died Friday at 93, may have started out on "Today" and blazed a trail as the first woman to co-anchor the evening news. But she made her name over decades of headline-making TV specials, in which she interviewed celebrities, businesspeople, politicians and — perhaps most… Los Angeles Times · Dec 31, 2022
Israel election: what history can tell us about the prospects for stable government under Bibi Netanyahu After a brief stint in opposition, Benyamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and their far-right allies have bucked the pollsters’ predictions of an electoral stalemate and look set to take power with a majority in the Knesset (the Israeli parliament). It will be the most right-wing government since the founding of the… The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022
The shadow war between Israel and Iran Tel Aviv was once ready to supply nuclear missiles to Tehran, but its objective today is to stop Iran’s nuclear capability The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022