David Harris
ARTICLES BY: David Harris
Rashid Khalidi and Palestinian Rejectionism
To know why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has proved so intractable, it's worth reading the two op-eds published by The New York Times on March 13th,...
Cry for Argentina
Argentina has just approved a memorandum of understanding with Iran to jointly investigate the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA, or Jewish federation, building in...
Setting Back Arab-Israeli Peace
To understand the root cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict, look no further than two recent sets of events. First, there were the comments of two Palestinian...
The European Obsession with Settlements
When AJC opened its Berlin office in 1998, many things were different. Helmut Kohl was Germany's chancellor. There were 15 European Union members. The Eurozone was...
Why Europe’s Influence on Israel is Limited
Europeans often express frustration that they are not more involved in seeking to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Given the geographical proximity and financial support for Palestinian...
Israel and Hamas: Moral Clarity, Moral Fog, Moral Hypocrisy
Since the escalation of Hamas missile strikes against Israel began on November 14, there have been three basic kinds of reactions - moral...
Europe and Israel’s Day After
For many years, the EU has pressed for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indeed, European officials have said such an accord is a...
Gaza: Reverse Causality
The New York Times (Aug. 29) carried a feature article entitled "U.N. Report Predicts a Bleak Future for Gaza Unless Services Are Improved." Summing up the UN study,...
Dear UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Dear UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, In a matter of days, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit will take place in Tehran, where Iran will assume...
Fasten Your Seat Belt: Diplomacy’s Believe it Or Not
This falls in the category of "You've got to be kidding!" I'm not. On Aug. 26, Iran will assume, for the next three years, the Chair...
A Neglected Anniversary
Libya is once again in the news. It's been a while, since the media largely lost interest following Muammar el-Qaddafi's ouster and assassination. The North African...
Iran, Israel, and the Bomb
When I first saw the headline in the current issue (July/August 2012) of Foreign Affairs - "Why Iran Should Get the Bomb" - I thought...
Ten Reasons to Admire Israel
In the daily news coverage, as they say, if it doesn't bleed, it doesn't lead. The larger story of Israel, therefore, is rarely told. And the...
Happy 64th Birthday, Israel!
What's so special about a country's 64th birthday? Well, in the case of most nations, perhaps not all that much, unless the country happens to...
