Writing

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The Times of Israel

Presbyterians divest from peacemaking

The decision by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to divest from three companies doing business in Israel is a move of division, not reconciliation. Divestment supports the extremes, not the center. It is a tool of a movement that supports a one-state solution to the conflict

The Times of Israel

The blame-Israel game

The resolute call for peace in the Middle East, specifically between Israelis and Palestinians, that former ambassador Dan Simpson expressed in his Jan. 1 column, “Foreign Affairs in 2014,” is something we share. The rest of his statements we find deeply troubling. Mr. Simpson’s supposition