The years from perhaps 1948 to the turn of the century marked a brief moment in human history when one could speak of an incipient global world order. But vast regions of the world have never shared and only acquiesced in the Western concept of order.
"History matters, or at least it should. Detached from its story, Israel is a quarrelsome, flawed democracy on the edge of the Mediterranean. But Israel is its story."
"I question America" is a fitting reflection of the soul-searching that the country is once again going through in the wake of the turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri.
"Once war breaks out, you will certainly become a victim or an assailant, and damage will end up being concentrated on the people who are most vulnerable."
Those who signed the recent petition condemning Israel for its “disproportionate” use of force and demanding the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza can be called “the Friends of Hamas.”
