perfidy

By way of Kathy K over at On the Third Hand, we have this rather surprising
article from Ralph Peters in the Post. Peters is not known for his loving feelings about Clinton, or his administration. But read the article... it's interesting, and has some important things to say about relations between the middle east and the U.S.

On another note, we have this from the Middle East Quarterly: an analysis of the failure of the Oslo accords, and what lessons can be drawn from it.

Staying with the Israeli theme, we come to this thought provoking gem from Tech Central Station, one of the most awkwardly named good websites around. The demographic trends mentioned in that article are one of the biggest problems facing the state of Israel right now - and for a long time to come.