Posts Tagged: David Harris Israel
The Remarkable Trajectory of Greece-Israel Ties
Recent developments underscore the remarkable trajectory of ties between Greece and Israel. First, there was the quadrilateral summit in Paphos, also involving Cyprus and United Arab...
The Miracle of Israel’s Diplomatic Breakthroughs
In the past decade, a number of pundits had talked about Israel’s growing isolation under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- in the words of New...
A Cyprus, Greece, and Israel Alliance Serves US Interests
Long ago, the Mediterranean was known as the Middle Sea, because it provided the principal means of communication between empires and civilizations. Today’s Mediterranean is...
My Late Father: The Greatest Generation Up Close
Twenty years ago this week, my father passed away. In his declining years, he had few friends and only a tiny family, and since he was...
May 14, 2018: A Historic Day for Israel
May 14 loomed large in 1948. It was the date, according to the secular calendar, when the modern state of Israel was born. It was a...
Celebrating Israel at 70
Israel celebrates its 70th anniversary this month. Let me put my cards on the table -- I’m not dispassionate when it comes to Israel. For centuries, Jews...
The Lessons and Consequences of the Six-Day War
When you mention history, it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks might start running for...
An Open Letter to John Kerry
Dear Secretary Kerry, I listened with rapt attention to your speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I did so as someone who has yearned for an end to...
Do the Palestinians Really Want a State?
In all the focus on the December 23rd vote at the UN Security Council -- where 14 nations supported a resolution critical of Israel, and...
BBC Anchor Lies About the Threat Iran Poses to Israel
Dear Razia Iqbal, I was in my car on Tuesday morning, and listening to BBC Newshour, carried by our local National Public Radio station in New York. You...
10 Ways the World is Biased Against Israel
It's appalling to see how Israel is treated by a totally different standard than other countries in the international system. Of course, Israel deserves scrutiny,...
Give Peace Talks a Chance: Part Two
After recently publishing "Give the Peace Process a Chance" in the Huffington Post and Jerusalem Post, quite a few comments came my way - some highly critical. They...
Critics Should Give the Peace Process a Chance
There's no shortage of cynicism and skepticism about the restarted, U.S.-facilitated Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The questions come fast and furious: Why, of all times, now, when the...
Kudos to ADL’s Foxman for Speaking Up
For some months I have been highly critical of the failure of the American Jewish establishment leadership to speak out against repeated hostile...
