Partial Unilateral Withdrawal: Israel’s Next Step?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 29th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Partial Unilateral Withdrawal: Israel’s Next Step?
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
What’s the next step? That’s the question again on the minds of those who care about Israel, the Palestinians—and America’s interests in the Middle East—following the April collapse of Secretary of State John Kerry’s well-intentioned if quixotic attempt to reach a final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Since returning to the prime minister’s office in March 2009, Benjamin Netanyahu has followed Washington’s lead, first by muddling through until the U.S. ramped up a new round of negotiations and then seeking to advance them. This time…
Romney Endorsement Wins Add Up as Iowa Return Looms
Scott Conroy and Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
Few would have predicted it after he lost to President Obama 19 months ago, but Mitt Romney looks to be a Republican kingmaker in 2014. So far this year, he has endorsed candidates in a half-dozen GOP primaries — and all six have won. Romney’s sustained and surprising relevance in these intra-party battles has even fueled some of the chatter about a potential third White House run for the two-time presidential also-ran. But while Romney, now 67, has categorically dismissed any such suggestions, his impressive recent track record in backing winners has epitomized the widespread success…
The Revolt of the Nerds
Michael Gerson, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — Parallel to the rise of the tea party — with less attention but more potential influence — has been a gathering movement of reform conservatives whom my colleague E.J. Dionne Jr., in an essay in the journal Democracy, dubs “Reformicons.” One version of the tea party governing vision was recently and neatly summarized by Mississippi Senate candidate Chris McDaniel: “I’m not going to do anything for you. I’m going to get the government off your back, and then I’m gonna let you do it for yourself.” This might better be called Ikea conservatism. The parts and instructions are in…