Gershom Gorenberg My preview of Netanyahu’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly is now up at The American Prospect: … Returning to the U.N., Netanyahu is going back to an easier time in his life, when he did not have to worry about an unsteady coalition in parliament, constant resignations from his feuding staff, or [...]

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Gershom Gorenberg My new column is up at The Daily Beast: On the eve of the Palestinian request for U.N membership as an independent state, Israel’s government is still fighting an apparently doomed diplomatic battle against the move. The official argument is that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has turned to the United Nations because he [...]

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Gershom Gorenberg My new article is up at The American Prospect: Dear Mr. Obama, A clever person succeeds in climbing out of the hole that a wise one avoids falling into. So says a Hebrew adage often applied to national leaders. To my great sorrow, you have already missed the chance to respond wisely to [...]

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Haim Watzman We passed him as we trudged up an earthen path in search of a Bronze Age site north of Montpellier in southern France. He had wispy hair and the soft contours of a man grandchildren love to cling to, but the steady stride of a good walker. Giving us a sideways glance, he [...]

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