Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never tires of inventing new hoops through which he insists Palestinians must jump. As he acknowledged a few weeks ago, it is all part of a cynical game that he plays in an effort to kill the chances for peace. First, he insisted on the

The Ukrainian struggle for independence speaks to me on so many levels. Because I know the history of the Ukraine, I understand its people’s resentment and fear of its often domineering Russian neighbour.

This past week I travelled to New York City to speak at an event honouring the 30th anniversary of the 1984 “Jesse Jackson for president” campaign.

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