Israel, Ireland, and the uneasy politics of international soccer - opinion
“Some people believe football [soccer] is a matter of life and death… I can assure you it is much more important than that.”
“Some people believe football [soccer] is a matter of life and death… I can assure you it is much more important than that.”
Lumping them together obscures a mile-wide difference in their fundamental natures: one is a politician, and the other is a demagogue.
From history to theology, Jewish ties to Israel predate modern Palestinian nationalism.
Between normalization and isolation, Israel could pursue structured economic ties that build real partnerships without formal embassies.
Israel’s closest allies have effectively told it to wage war indefinitely without winning.
Despite the crisis, the conditions for a diplomatic breakthrough may be emerging beneath the surface – if Washington is willing to rethink the sequencing and political assumptions behind its strategy
What a Brooklyn protest reveals about Israel’s internal struggle over equality, service, and a divided society.