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November 22, 2012 11:05 PM The American Right Throws Israelis Into the Breach

At this writing, Middle East watchers are, well, watching to see if Israel and Hamas can reach a cease-fire. Signs are good, but pessimists are rarely disproved in the Middle East.There is little doubt that Jerusalem would like a genuine...

By Jonathan Zasloff

November 19, 2012 9:59 AM The Emergency Committee to Promote Bill Kristol

For the last 20 years, the Right has worked hard to convert support for Israel from an area of bipartisan consensus into a topic for Republicans to beat Democrats with. Even Washington’s most tepid disagreement with the Israeli government will...

By Jonathan Zasloff

September 10, 2012 11:10 AM Does Foreign Policy Stop at the Water’s Edge? Jerusalem Edition

The kerfuffle over the removal and then reintroduction  in the Democratic platform of a reference to Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israelis seems like a perfect example of how foreign policy sometimes does stop at the water’s edge. Both party...

By Erik Voeten

April 10, 2012 12:00 PM The Hardening of German Attitudes Toward Israel

Hans Kundnani is among the best guides to Germans’ collective psyche and politics. One should therefore take seriously his analysis of how German attitudes toward Israel are changing. Hans builds his analysis around the reaction to Gunter Grass’ controversial new...

By Keith Humphreys

March 20, 2012 12:30 PM David Frum Embraces Anti-Zionism

In a piece that seems to have created something of a firestorm, Peter Beinart calls for a boycott of Israeli goods produced in the occupied territories. I admit that Beinart’s piece enraged me — not because it is untrue, but...

By Jonathan Zasloff