▼ Author Community Vote 16 days ago Elliott Abrams The two faces of Mahmoud Abbas: He says one thing to the Palestinians ... - — “I say in front of you, Mr. President, that we have nothing to do with incitement against Israel, and we're not doing that,” claimed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to the White House in June. 59 days ago Elliott Abrams Joining the Jackals - At the United Nations, a lynch mob ... - — At the United Nations, a lynch mob for Israel is always just a moment away. The Islamic countries are a reliable source of venom, led by the Arab bloc; what we used to call the “non-aligned” are all aligned against Israel and happy to join the fun … 115 days ago Elliott Abrams Terms of Endearment - "Obama to Impose Terms on Israel" ... - — “Obama to Impose Terms on Israel” is the headline you didn't read on David Ignatius's column in the Washington Post today. The story ran under the title “Obama's Mideast Plan,” which Ignatius describes as “proposing an American peace plan to resolve the Palestinian conflict.” 126 days ago Elliott Abrams The Future of an Illusion - A piece of paper will not bring peace to the Middle East - — A piece of paper will not bring peace to the Middle East — Those who cannot remember the past are condemned, it seems, to direct the Middle East policy of the Obama administration. — Since the Oslo Accords of 1993, 17 years of efforts under three American presidents … 146 days ago Elliott Abrams Obama Talks, Syria Mocks - — The wages of appeasement. — The Obama administration has from the start seen Syria as a leading case for engagement. Barack Obama said so during his presidential campaign (announcing he would meet Bashar al Assad without preconditions) and repeated this policy view again last summer: 190 days ago Elliott Abrams What Haiti needs: A Haitian diaspora - — The outpouring of pledges to “rebuild” Haiti has spurred debate about how much aid will be needed, for how long and who could administer such a large program efficiently. In 2008, the last year for which statistics are available … 291 days ago Elliott Abrams Détente and the Bunker - How to oppose a president's disastrous foreign policy. - — How to oppose a president's disastrous foreign policy. — The appearance in Washington last week of Iran's foreign minister, while the blood is not yet dry from his government's continuing suppression of student protests, is a reminder of the disastrous foreign policy path … 317 days ago Elliott Abrams What President Jimmy Carter Missed in His Op-Ed on the Middle East - — In an op-ed on Sunday ["The Elders' View of the Middle East"], former president Jimmy Carter, speaking on behalf of a self-appointed group of “Elders,” described a rapacious Israel facing long-suffering, blameless Palestinians … 355 days ago Elliott Abrams Why Israel Is Nervous - Tension is escalating between the U.S and Israel. - — Tension is escalating between the U.S and Israel. The problem: The administration views the Israeli-Palestinian issue as the root of all problems, while Israel is focused on Iran's nuclear threat, says Elliott Abrams. — Printer — Friendly 11 days ago Elliott Abrams An Unworkable Compromise - Everyone knows that the Obama ... - — Everyone knows that the Obama administration's demands for a settlement freeze are a huge problem for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in Jerusalem. But they are also a great problem for the Abbas/Fayyad government of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

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