settlements Archives - David M. Weinberg

Why bother?

June 10, 2022

President Biden should not come to the Mideast without a useful agenda that includes truly confronting Iran.

‘Settler violence’ is isolated, Palestinian violence is daily

February 4, 2022

A focus on isolated settler violence obscures the far greater violence perpetrated in the West Bank every single day by extremist Palestinians against non-violent Israelis.

Myths about Sovereignty Assertion

July 3, 2020

Critics say attaining sovereignty will undermine the peace process and ruin Israel's reputation abroad, but these myths do not hold up to scrutiny.

Curb the imperious Supreme Court

June 12, 2020

“Reasonableness” is authoritarian jargon which allows Israeli justices to substitute their own sensibilities for law and government decision-making. Time to legislate limits on the High Court’s reach; or at the very least, enact an override provision.

Scaremongering about sovereignty

May 28, 2020

The sky will not fall in if Israeli law is applied to settlements and security zones.

Henry Siegman’s Israel Problem

February 9, 2003

Out to save Israel from itself, no amount of Palestinian malfeasance and corruption really bothers Siegman.

Tom Friedman’s Settlement Obsession

June 9, 2002

For at least a decade, the eminent New York Times columnist, the maharishi of Mideast punditry, has relentlessly pushed the canard that settlements are a main obstacle to Mideast peace. Why?

Expand the Settlements!

February 24, 2002

With settlements the biggest friction point between the US and Israel, it's time to reflect on their usefulness. They are the best Israeli response to Palestinian terrorism, and they exact a real price from the Palestinians for their recalcitrance.

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