Posted in Alan Dowty, Israel, Palestinians on Jun 22nd, 2009 1 Comment »
From Alan Dowty
Some sixty years ago my mentor Hans J. Morgenthau posited as a cardinal rule of diplomacy that states should “give up the shadow of worthless rights for the substance of real advantage.” It is not clear whether Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has ever read Morgenthau, but he seems attuned to this basic [...]
Posted in Alan Dowty, Bernard Haykel, Bruce Jentleson, Chuck Freilich, Egypt, Harvey Sicherman, Josef Joffe, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Kimmitt, Martin Kramer, Michael Mandelbaum, Michael Reynolds, Michael Rubin, Michael Young, Michele Dunne, Philip Carl Salzman, Public Diplomacy, Raymond Tanter, Walter Laqueur on Jun 5th, 2009 3 Comments »
Posted in Alan Dowty, Diplomacy, Iran, Israel, Palestinians on May 20th, 2009 No Comments »
From Alan Dowty
The meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu has triggered a stampede of soothsayers. Every aspect of their encounter is scrutinized for clues to their personal chemistry and, by extension, the future course of U.S.-Israeli relations. But these relations are rooted in forces more fundamental than personalities, intriguing as these two iconic [...]
Posted in Alan Dowty, Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Walter Laqueur on May 8th, 2009 1 Comment »
From Alan Dowty
Israeli public discourse over Iran’s nuclear weapons program is dominated by two analogies: the Holocaust and the 1981 Israeli attack on the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq.
The prominence of the Holocaust—the most horrific genocide in human history—should be no surprise. Jewish history seen through the Zionist lens is a chronicle of powerlessness and [...]
Posted in Alan Dowty, Israel on Mar 30th, 2009 No Comments »
From Alan Dowty
Having induced the Labor party to enter his coalition, Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu is scheduled to present his new government on Tuesday. The unwieldy result of his labors is a coalition of five parties with 69 seats, or 74 if he succeeds in adding the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Jewry between now and then.
Posted in Alan Dowty, Barry Rubin, Democracy, Israel, Robert O. Freedman on Feb 17th, 2009 4 Comments »
From Alan Dowty
In the week since Israelis went to the polls, the operative word in the media seems to be “inconclusive,” based on the near-tie between the two largest parties and the prospect of bone-wearying bargaining before a government emerges. Both observations are true, but nevertheless the election did register a sharp and significant shift [...]
Posted in Alan Dowty, Chuck Freilich, Egypt, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Joshua Muravchik, Palestinians on Jan 24th, 2009 2 Comments »
From Alan Dowty
There seems to be a general sense that the Gaza war is over. The shooting has stopped, at least for the most part, at least for now. The pundits, not excluding this one, are lining up to declaim. But in some respects all this is a bit premature; the outcome is not yet [...]
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