Surprise: Peres undermining Netanyahu government

Two weeks ago, I reported that Israel's favorite space cadet had met with 'Palestinian' chief negotiator bottle washer Saeb Erekat. Now, it turns out that Peres also held four 'secret' meetings with 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen. President Mahmoud Abbas revealed he held four secret meetings with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres in a bid to revive stalled

'The tip of the triangle of destruction'?

And I thought they'd name streets after him if they ever got a 'state'.... Indeed, for a long time, many pundits on the Right here referred to him as the founding father of 'Palestine.'The following article from the sports pages of the official PA daily is an example of how neutral Israeli activities are twisted and used to promote hatred of Israel in the PA.The article is about Israeli

Civil War coming in Syria?

Jonathan Spyer argues that the irresistible force of the Syrian uprising is meeting the immovable object that is Bashar al-Assad and his Alawite cohorts, making an ethnic civil war all but inevitable. Alawi military units and Alawi militias (the Shabiha) are the instruments remaining to the Assads. Sectarian revenge killings of Shabiha men by Sunni Syrians in Homs earlier this month may presage

Peres says, Netanyahu hints: Assad must go

President Shimon Peres says flat out, Assad must go. And Prime Minister Netanyahu hints at it. But will they do anything about it? Israeli politicians, while preferring not to interfere too vocally in the internal affairs of Arab states, have, when asked, made clear that they prefer to have democratic neighbors rather than dictatorial ones, both for the sake of human rights in the Arab world,

Space cadet holding secret talks with 'Palestinians' to restart talks

Israel's favorite space cadet, who is supposed to hold an honorary and not a policy-making position, has been holding 'secret' talks with the 'Palestinians' in an effort to get them back to the negotiating table for the first time in two and a half years. Haaretz has learned that on Tuesday night, Peres held a long meeting with the chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat. The two went over

Time for Israel to declare "Checkmate," but Bibi promises not to revoke Oslo instead

Chess master Steven Goldberg argues that Israel has a golden opportunity to checkmate the 'Palestinians.' And it must take advantage of that opportunity. Ruthlessly. The Palestinians are about to make their worst blunder yet – one that is potentially fatal to their cause.Specifically, the Palestinian Authority, knowing that its leadership status is failing and that the clock is about to run out,