This is Black History Month in the United States — a time to reflect on the contributions African Americans have made to our nation’s history and to take note of the progress that has been made in advancing racial equality and the challenges that remain. A special

Two decades after Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed an interim peace agreement in Washington, DC, the task of achieving a final resolution to the conflict has become significantly more difficult. Not only have the physical impediments to peace grown — for example, the

I wish I could be optimistic about Geneva II, but I cannot. That it happened at all is good.

In a recent meeting with a congressional candidate, I was reminded of the power of the myths that define conventional wisdom about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the challenge they pose for rational discourse. In rapid succession, my visitor rattled off a number of sta

At this point, we have no idea what US Secretary of State John Kerry is going to propose to Israelis and Palestinians. Because no comprehensive peace agreement is within reach, we are told that the secretary is working, instead, on a “framework agreement”. Preci