Peace Process Archives - David M. Weinberg

There is no diplomatic tsunami

January 7, 2022

The specter of Israel’s sequestration and boycott by the world is exaggerated, often purposefully so by the Israeli Left. This includes FM Yair Lapid, who this week warned that Israel had better open a diplomatic dialogue with the Palestinians, otherwise the threat of Israel being designated an “apartheid state” will grow severe. You would think that BDS and lawfare are greater “threats” than, say, the Biden administration’s capitulation to Iran on the nuclear issue!

A tale of two cities

November 19, 2021

The discourse about Israel in Dubai and Ramallah couldn’t be more different: cooperation versus confrontation, celebration versus demonization.

John Kerry’s treachery

April 30, 2021

Reportedly, former US Secretary of State John Kerry shared intelligence about Israel’s anti-Iran covert operations with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. How much further will US officials today go to undercut Israel’s military campaign against Iran?

Sourpuss about peace, while pursuing Iran

April 2, 2021

How can the Abraham Accords thrive when Washington seems to be running helter-skelter into another deal with the Ayatollahs of Iran?

The return of “progressive” American Mideast diplomacy

February 12, 2021

A wholesale changeover in Washington’s foreign policy elites is underway; a substitution of mindsets that worries Israel. Here is a survey of recent deep-think journal articles that map the shift.

A tribute to Trump’s winning Mideast policies

January 15, 2021

US President-elect Joe Biden ought not jettison the outgoing administration’s Mideast achievements – successful policies that made the US and Israel safer and stronger! – because of Trump’s turpitude.

A Crystal Ball on 2021

January 8, 2021

A political-diplomatic forecast for the year ahead: Fourth and fifth Israeli elections, a rotten new/old nuclear deal with Iran, more trouble from Trump.

Can the “Abrahamic narrative” grow beyond the Gulf states?

January 4, 2021

There are several ways in which the Emiratis and Bahrainis (and perhaps soon the Saudis) can bring about a slow but sea change in Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian (and Egyptian and Jordanian) attitudes towards Israel.

Is peace with the Gulf states real? Yes, it is.

January 1, 2021

Emirati pursuit of peace with Israel is backed by a genuine discourse of religious moderation and broad-mindedness.

What Dubai taught me about Israel

December 22, 2020

A Chanukah-week trip to Dubai taught me that Israel and Jews are admired when they are strong and believing. Believe it or not, the Emiratis seem to understand – perhaps better than we do ourselves, sometimes – that loyalty to ancient heritage and national identity are a source of strength and authenticity.

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