peace process

Thu 3 Mar 2005
The Wall Street Journal Europe
Falling again into Oslo’s aid trap

With the death of Yasser Arafat, hopes for instant peace are on the rise again. But before more money is proffered to the Palestinian Authority, it may be prudent to carefully analyze why the last time the world showered it with billions of dollars what ensued was not peace and prosperity but a bloody conflict.

Wed 28 Jul 2004
The Jerusalem Post
False justice

Two recent documents – the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in The Hague and a report of the International Development Committee of the British Parliament – both purporting to base their conclusions on legal grounds, actually show how abysmally ignorant of the most rudimentary facts of law and history these bodies are.

Fri 4 Jun 2004
The Wall Street Journal
Will peace processing undermine Israel’s economy, again?

Politics, especially related to security and the putative peace process, have always dominated Israeli public life. They became, inevitably, an end in themselves, consuming immense energies and resources. As a result, Israel neglected its many economic and social problems, with negative repercussions on security and peace as well.

The present political turmoil in Israel over the reshuffling of Sharon’s coalition is a good example. It seems that for the sake of an uncertain disengagement plan – a unilateral withdrawal, really – Sharon is going to threaten the one major achievement of his coalition: an economic reform that will greatly strengthen Israel and also enhance its ability to make peace.

Thu 3 Jun 2004
The Jerusalem Post
Egypt’s dangerous game

“I personally undertake to guarantee security in Gaza after you vacate it,” Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, assured Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s emissary, Dov Weisglass, Yediot Aharonot reported.

This is only the latest in a flurry of Egyptian activities designed to establish Egypt as the only broker capable of stopping terrorist attacks from Gaza. Torn and weakened politically, the Sharon government seems prepared to allow the Egyptians to copy in Gaza the successful Syrian model in south Lebanon.

Mon 3 May 2004
The Weekly Standard
Ariel Sharon’s gamble: Is there safety behind a wall?

From the simplistic accounts in the American press, you might think Israelis are uniformly delighted over President Bush’s support for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s disengagement plan—the unilateral withdrawal from all Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and from several in Judea and Samaria. In fact, there are passionate arguments here over the meaning of Bush’s extraordinary statement of U.S. commitment to Israel.

Thu 25 Mar 2004
The Jerusalem Post
No substitute for strategy

Despite its brilliant tactical victories, Israel has never truly won a war against the Arabs. In fact, Israel has habitually snatched diplomatic defeats out of the jaws of military victory. In part this was due to the lack of an overall strategy, as none of Israel’s leaders defined goals for war or the means to achieve them, or to consistently pursue them.

Thu 11 Mar 2004, The Jerusalem Post
Poisoning the American mind

Thu 12 Feb 2004, The Jerusalem Post
NPR’s anti-Israel bias

Thu 8 Nov 2001, The Jerusalem Post
Challenging Israel’s legitimacy

Mon 16 Apr 2001, The Weekly Standard
The Stolen Car Process

Tue 21 Nov 2000, The Wall Street Journal Europe
The economic road to peace

Sun 19 Nov 2000, The Financial Times
Can economics rescue peace?

Wed 25 Oct 2000, The Jerusalem Post
Fools and rogues

Wed 11 Oct 2000, The Jerusalem Post
When politics deny reality

Wed 2 Aug 2000, The Jerusalem Post
Why not divide Jerusalem

Fri 18 Jun 1999, The Wall Street Journal
Israel needs economic security, too