Edition #70-1/2007
February 12, 2007

Dear Friend,

During the past month, editorials and op-eds related to Israel fall into two broad categories: those that deal with American Jewish hostility toward criticism of Israel, and those that deal with the abdication of a U.S. role in the peace process.

Sincerely,

Arthur S. Obermayer

American Jewish hostility toward criticism of Israel

• Paul Findley, "Carter enters lions' den", Chicago Tribune, February 7, 2007
• Richard Cohen, "Cheapening a Fight Against Hatred", Washington Post, February 6, 2007
• Stanley I. Kutler, "All critics of Israel aren't anti-Semites", Boston Globe, February 7, 2007
• Joel Beinin, "Silencing critics not way to Middle East peace", San Francisco Chronicle, February 4, 2007
• Jimmy Carter, "A New Chance for Peace?", Washington Post, January 18, 2007
• Shulamit Aloni, "Don't slam Carter; Israel's grip is real", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 24, 2007

Abdication of a U.S. Role in the Peace Process

Saudi Initiative on Jamas-Fatah Agreement

• "Saudi Statesmanship", Boston Globe, February 9, 2007
• "A Very Partial Palestinian Peace", New York Times, February 11, 2007
• "A Palestinian Pact", Washington Post, February 10, 2007
• "Will Palestinians take the second step?", Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2007

Davos reactions

• Trudy Rubin, "Mideast needs a bold step on peace", Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 2007
• H.D.S. Greenway, "A way to soothe the Middle East", Miami Herald, February 5, 2007

Israel-Syria Discussions

• Michael B. Oren, "What if Israel and Syria Find Common Ground?", New York Times, January 24, 2007
• "A Vision of Syrian-Israeli Peace", Boston Globe, January 18, 2007

Other Initiatives

• Aaron David Miller, "Rice is wrong - diplomacy is deal-making", Baltimore Sun, January 22, 2007
• John Shattuck, "Reviving the search for Middle East peace", Boston Globe, January 27, 2007
• Geoffrey Lewis, "US must again be a partner for Mideast peace", Boston Globe, January 12, 2007