Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Palestinian Minority in Israel: Between Coexistence and Conflict

On February 11, 2013, I gave a lecture at the University of California Santa Barbara on the topic: "The Palestinian Minority in Israel: Between Coexistence and Conflict."  The lecture was subsequently broadcast on the University of Californian Television.  It's available here:  http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=24896

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Israel’s other Palestinian problem: the Future Vision Documents and the demands of the Palestinian minority in Israel

I have a long article in which I discuss the political demands of the Palestinian minority in Israel -- as put forward in the "Future Vision Documents" -- published in the scholarly journal Israel Affairs (January 2013).  You can access the article here: 
http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/wPWNBbiiIIFYZvjasa9d/full

When Defending Israel Means Suppressing Academic Freedom, Israel Loses

In this article published on The Daily Beast, I discuss the controversy about the panel at Brooklyn College on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and I argue that attacking academic freedom is the wrong way to support Israel:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/05/when-defending-israel-means-suppressing-academic-freedom-israel-loses.html

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Ties That Bind: Israel's Fractious Tribes

In an essay for World Politics Review I discuss the many divisions in Israeli society and what keeps it together.

The Ties That Bind: Israel's Fractious Tribes

Monday, December 17, 2012

Israel and Hamas: Time to Talk?

In the wake of Israel's latest conflict with Hamas, I discuss the question of whether Israel should directly negotiate with Hamas in a piece for the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs: Israel and Hamas: Time to Talk?

Friday, November 9, 2012

It’s not about Israel, stupid

In my latest piece for +972 I look at the American Jewish vote in the 2012 Presidential election.  I explain why American Jews continue to vote for the Democratic Party and why the current Republican strategy for attracting Jewish voters is flawed. 
It’s not about Israel, stupid