The Israel Litmus Test ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Aaron David Miller - (Opinion) March 10, 2008 - 5:30pm 'You're nothing but a self-hating Jew, and your boss is an anti-Semite." It was the spring of 1990. I was an advisor to then-Secretary of State James Baker, and I was briefing a Jewish group from Atlanta -- and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Baker was tough on Israel when he needed to be, but he was no anti-Semite. I told Mr. Atlanta that if he wanted to argue about policy, fine; otherwise, we should keep the ad hominem out of it. » Read more

Annapolis's Fading Hope ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Post (Opinion) March 10, 2008 - 5:29pm The Annapolis peace conference last November was a good moment for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She seemed to be getting serious, finally, about using American diplomacy to push for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement whose basic parameters are understood by everyone -- but which requires U.S. follow-through to make it happen. » Read more

Talk, But No Peace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times (Editorial) March 10, 2008 - 5:25pm There are a few certainties when it comes to the Middle East. One is that Hamas militants will do anything to sabotage Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Another is that Israel will retaliate against serious assaults on its people. And a third is that without measurable improvements in the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians, a few spectacular acts of terrorism can derail even the best-intentioned peace talks. » Read more