Trust me on this: Reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis will not be achieved anytime soon, no matter what the professional peace processors say or do. Here in Rawabi, though, modest progress toward that goal is at least possible to imagine. Published November 4, 2014
Last week, a terrorist drove his car into a crowd at a light-rail station, killing a three-month-old baby. Eight others were injured, including a 22-year-old woman who died a few days later. Published October 28, 2014
Are the cast, crew and fans of "Homeland" — Showtime's television series about a brilliant but neurotic CIA agent — Islamophobes? Published October 21, 2014
Remember R2P? Not to be confused with R2-D2 (a robotic character in the "Star Wars" movies). Published October 14, 2014
In theory, we Americans are great proponents of diversity. Published October 7, 2014
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly last week, President Obama called the conflict in the Middle East "a fight no one is winning." Published September 30, 2014
I imagine James Bond is relieved. After all, one can't very well be "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" if one is no longer Her Britannic Majesty's subject — which one would not be had a majority of Scots voted for independence, thereby severing the knot Scotland and England tied 307 years ago. Published September 23, 2014
