http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us The rule of law is not something that can simply be talked about, or even instituted, and then left to its own devices. In human history, there are far more examples of governments and powerful entities of all sorts circumventing,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/2309 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:01:47 -0700 On a warm day in early April, I was in a jeep cruising along the main highway running from north to south in the West Bank. This particular road is, for much of its length, open to travel for vehicles... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/2011 Thu, 29 May 2008 21:43:45 -0700 [Note to my readers: If you're interested, Zeek Magazine asked me to write an article on teh occasion of Israel's 60th anniversary. Click here to read it--M] In the realm of Israel-related politics, there is always a new group, and... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/1690 Sat, 10 May 2008 11:47:19 -0700 When we talk about the way civilian populations are used as pawns, there is no better example than the people barely surviving in the Gaza Strip. Events this week showed just how little regard anyone, including their own ostensible leaders,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/1432 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:00:20 -0700 Sitting here in Jerusalem, it has never been so clear to me how badly Jews in the Diaspora have failed Israel. And the time to reverse that course and come to Israel's aid is growing very short. For all my... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/1276 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:05:31 -0700 The Israel Policy Forum (IPF) this week published a letter they sent to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging her to find a way to communicate with Hamas. In a forum conversation at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/1029 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:53:06 -0700 Among the many words that are commonly heard in connection with the Israel-Palestine conflict is the word "justice." Of course, no lasting peace can possibly be forged without dealing with the question of justice for both sides to some degree,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/854 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:46:49 -0700 Last week Israel launched a mid-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip. B'Tselem, the Israeli Center for Human Rights, reported that of the 106 Palestinians killed in the fighting, 54 were non-combatants, including 25 minors. [*] As had been the case... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/720 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:11:17 -0800 Translation is not the simple act of looking a word up in a dictionary. Cultural connotation and context are often crucial to understanding a translation which might have a very different meaning from the one that was intended. Such is... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/631 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:09:52 -0800 Israeli Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi informed us this week that he could not "guarantee" that there would not be a new war in Israel's near future. Thanks, Gabi, we knew that. The rising tensions are there for all to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/541 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:41:26 -0800 Presidential races are a hoot, aren't they? Every four years we get this year-long sporting event with all sorts of mini-stories along the way. Often absent from the real drama is the issue of America's Middle East policy, where candidates,... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/user/blog/404 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:10:11 -0800