Netanyahu Brings in the Far-Right
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu recently rejected a French proposal for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has resigned after signs that Mr.
Palestinians and Israelis Reflect on Nakba Day
On Nakba Day (May 15th), Palestinians remember their exile from their ancestral homeland as well as their suffering in refugee camps and the subsequent occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
The Road to Peace Starts in Jerusalem: The Condominium Solution
Hebron Killing Raises Questions about IDF's Values
Last week’s apparent extrajudicial execution of an injured Palestinian has ignited a firestorm of criticism aimed at the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli government.
America's Persian and Arabian Wars
Sometime between 460 and 450 B.C.E., Herodotus wrote The Persian Wars, his account of the Greeks' two wars with the Persians, which spanned thirteen years. Even in a time when trends and events unfolded more slowly than they seem to now, that was a famously lengthy conflict.