Israel’s self appointed inquiry, the Turkel Commission, on the Israeli attack on the Mavi Mamara has issued the first part of it’s report. When pressure for an international investigation swelled after the killings, Israel refused to cooperate with independent reviews but assured us all that Israel would conduct an inquiry into what happened. And to [...]

Obama Administration’s kabuki over Israeli Palestinian peace efforts continues as historic Shepherd Hotel in Palestinian neighborhood is demolished.

Obama is planning a big week. On Tuesday, he will address the nation on the supposed end to combat operations in Iraq, on Wednesday he will oversee the start of supposed peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Of course, the democratically elected leaders of Palestine are not invited, only Mahmoud Abbas who “unilaterally extended his term” as President of the Palestinian National Authority, a term which ended in 2009.

After being humiliated in Jerusalem over the settlement construction in Ramat Shlomo, Joe Biden tells a closed-door group that Israeli intransigence in the peace process “is is starting to get dangerous for us…