PA says it will declare statehood
Leslie Susser, JTANov 19, 2009
JERUSALEM Frustrated by a lack of progress toward statehood, the Palestinians are considering taking their case to the UN. PA President Mahmoud Abbas had hopes a more...
Abbas’ threat to resign sparks fears
Leslie Susser, JTANov 12, 2009
JERUSALEM Just as he hoped it would, PA President Mahmoud Abbas threat to resign has concentrated the minds. Both Israels prime minister and the US president are...
Goldstone impedes peace
Leslie Susser, JTAOct 23, 2009
JERUSALEM One of the unintended consequences of the UNs Goldstone report on the Gaza war is that it has made peace in the Middle East less likely, at least...
Shalit video: Pressure for a deal
Leslie Susser, JTAOct 08, 2009
JERUSALEM The release of the video showing captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit alive and apparently healthy is likely to raise the pressure on the Netanyahu...
Year in Review: Gaza War, Bibi’s return, Iran threat
Leslie Susser, JTASep 17, 2009
JERUSALEM For Israel, the Jewish year 5769 was dominated by two events with far-reaching regional reper-?cussions: the 22-day military operation against Hamas in Gaza...
Bibi OK’s building in East Jerusalem
Leslie Susser, JTAJul 24, 2009
JERUSALEM Despite the latest clash between Israel and the Obama administration over building this time in eastern Jerusalem the US is pressing ahead with plans...
Settlements for Iran
Leslie Susser, JTAJul 16, 2009
JERUSALEM The fact that Israel and the US have yet to reach an agreement on Jewish settlement growth in the West Bank is as much a question of wider […]
Right, right-hand men further Bibi’s agenda
Leslie Susser, JTAJul 02, 2009
JERUSALEM Benjamin Netanyahus father, the historian Ben Zion Netanyahu, once said that his sons biggest failure as a leader was his inability to pick the right...
Turmoil in Iran likely to benefit Israel
Leslie Susser, JTAJun 26, 2009
JERUSALEM Like the collapse of the Soviet Union nearly two decades ago, the outcome of the post-election unrest in Iran could be of major strategic significance for...
Setback for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Leslie Susser, JTAJun 12, 2009
JERUSALEM The outcome of Sundays Lebanese elections, in which the pro-Western alliance led by Saad Hariri eked out a narrow victory over the Hezbollah-led alliance,...
