Joel Rubin
Israel’s nuclear weapons policy is helping Iran
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WASHINGTON — It goes without saying that Israel should be prepared to defend herself against all external military threats.  She is a country that understands the neighborhood in which she lives, h...
Obama’s Israel allies duke it out
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This has been quite a period in the political echo chamber on Middle East peacemaking. First, in a piece entitled “ The False Religion of Mideast Peace ,” former American peace negotiator Aaron Da...
Thinking creatively about Iran policy
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WASHINGTON — When President Obama and his foreign policy advisors took office last year, one of the most pressing items on the agenda was the challenge coming from Iran. That country, which had bee...
The American national security case for forging Middle East peace
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The U.S. has more than 200,000 troops engaged in conflicts across the Middle East and Southwest Asia, has grave concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction there, depends heavily on oi...
The state of Israel
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WASHINGTON — During my recent week-long trip to Israel, I visited family and attended the Herzliya conference, which is Israel’s premier security conference. During the trip, one of my hip, 30-some...
Beware the neoconservatives on Iran in 2010
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WASHINGTON — It’s a new year. Fears of domestic terrorism are everywhere, heightened by anxieties caused by a misfired December airline terrorist attack. The United States is mired in a war in Afgh...
It’s time for Mitchell 2.0 and the American plan
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WASHINGTON — With much fanfare, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unilaterally declared that Israel will temporarily freeze settlement construction in the West Bank, but notably, not in...
Emanuel speaks to the Jews and we should listen
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WASHINGTON — The Middle East peace process is at an impasse. Unfortunately, the forces of the status quo in the Jewish community are moving assiduously to place the blame for this at the feet of th...
Obama won a Nobel and he deserved it
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WASHINGTON — Last November, Americans voted overwhelmingly for change. We elected a man who represented that change, both in his personal story and his political outlook. Less than one year since t...
What happened to the ZOA?
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This was a very difficult piece for me to write. My family has a long history of involvement with the Zionist Organization of America. My great-grandfather’s name adorned the front of the building ...
Healing the world means having a real debate
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WASHINGTON — Writing a political column for The Chronicle is a great honor. As a progressive foreign policy professional brought up in Pittsburgh in a strongly Zionist family, The Chronicle always ...