Douglas Bloomfield

Netanyahu, Obama and the Truth

Published on July 6, 2010

I’ve been getting a lot of e-mail, and you probably have been, too, hysterically accusing the Obama administration of deliberately and dangerously undermining Israel’s security. It comes from friends, family and people I barely know, and from around the globe. The original source is usually missing, identifying only those sending the messages under their own names without having any clue as to the accuracy, much less meaning, of what they’re sending.

Charlie Wilson’s other war

Published on February 16, 2010

Charlie Wilson loved Israel almost as much as he loved the U.S. Marines.

Hitler’s Pope Was No Saint

Published on January 20, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI’s appearance at Rome’s Great Synagogue on Sunday did nothing to quell the controversy over plans to confer sainthood on Pius XII, the wartime pontiff who has been called Hitler’s Pope. In fact, he may have made matters worse when just two days earlier he took a further step in the process by declaring Pius’ “heroic virtues.”

Top Ten Signs we’re making progress towards peace

Published on April 10, 2008

Since none of them is offering any evidence to back up their optimism, here is my Top 10 list of signs of progress to look for in your cup of Mideast tea leaves to help you judge whether this peace process is serious:

Bush flirts with peace talks but won’t commit to Palestinians

Published on July 26, 2007

President George W. Bush kicked off the week by reaffirming his vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it was widely seen as an attempt to divert attention from his debacle in Iraq rather than a commitment to sustained diplomacy.