Copyright 2010 Asaf Romirowsky Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:40:02 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Asaf Romirowsky :: Writings http://www.romirowsky.com romirowsky@gmail.com (Asaf Romirowsky) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.romirowsky.com/6752/doomed-to-failure Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST In her latest book, Doomed to Failure?: the Politics and Intelligence of the Oslo Peace Process, Ofira Seliktar dissects the 1993 Oslo Accords, showing how they were doomed to failure from their inception. Seliktar, an Israeli-born former professor of... http://www.romirowsky.com/6632/israel-qualitative-military-edge Mon, 1 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST When the modern State of Israel was founded 61 years ago, David Ben Gurion, its first prime minister, correctly noted that the country could not afford to lose a single war. Consequently, Israel has worked to maintain a high level of military deterrence... http://www.romirowsky.com/6610/the-mideast-quagmire Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST After President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech on U.S.-Muslim concerns, including the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his own speech at Bar Ilan University stipulating that Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish... http://www.romirowsky.com/6529/a-safe-haven Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST From the campaign trail to the White House there has been much talk about Barack Obama's polices toward Israel, specifically their nature and significance. Historically speaking, every president since Harry Truman has been "pro-Israel," but there have... http://www.romirowsky.com/6426/unrwa-accountability-bill Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST Since Hamas's complete takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007, Palestinians in the new 'Islamic State of Gaza' have been crying out for more aid and are turning to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Their reliance upon UNRWA comes as no surprise... http://www.romirowsky.com/6560/the-palestinian-military Mon, 1 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST Frisch, a senior research fellow at Israel's BESA Center for Strategic Studies and senior lecturer at the department of political studies at Bar-Ilan University, argues that it is easier to develop a terrorist infrastructure than to unite one's forces... http://www.romirowsky.com/6084/norton-mezvinsky-legacy-future Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST A newly formed "educational think tank," the International Council for Middle East Studies (ICMES), is poised to influence U.S. policy toward the Middle East in ways that could further harm American interests in the region. It will be led by Norton... http://www.romirowsky.com/5773/myths-illusions-and-peace Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST Former editor of The Jerusalem Post David Makovsky, now director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy project on the Middle East peace process, has joined forces with former ambassador Dennis Ross to tackle American foreign policy in the... http://www.romirowsky.com/5625/unrwa-and-broken-rules Sun, 17 May 2009 09:00:00 EST Debates just aren't what they used to be. A case in point, on April 24th the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC presented a panel discussion entitled UNRWA at 60: The United Nations and the Palestinian Refugees. The event... http://www.romirowsky.com/5542/the-mitchell-report-redux Mon, 4 May 2009 09:00:00 EST George Mitchell was back in the Middle East for the third time since his appointment as Middle East envoy last month. The State Department announced that Mr. Mitchell's goal for the trip was to discuss next steps in moving the parties toward a lasting... http://www.romirowsky.com/5611/the-chosen Thu, 1 May 2009 09:00:00 EST Many legends are told about how God chose the children of Israel to be His followers. One is that he approached many nations, all of whom asked about the stipulations and requirements. Only one, the Jews, was not concerned about the prerequisites,... http://www.romirowsky.com/5245/us-funds-to-palestinian-people Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged about $300 million last month in U.S. humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, plus another $600 million in assistance to the Palestinian Authority. With Hamas ruling, the question is how U.S. tax... http://www.romirowsky.com/4664/aid-for-sale-in-hamas-gaza Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST There was a bit of head-scratching going on recently in the hallowed halls of the UN. After weeks of rebuking Israel for preventing humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza, UN officials were forced to cancel deliveries of aid into the Hamas-controlled... http://www.romirowsky.com/3406/balancing-the-bias Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST What can be done to reverse the failures of Middle East studies in North America? Students today are subjected to radical views of the Middle East by professors who seldom brook dissent. Georgetown's Program for Jewish Civilization (PJC) offers an... http://www.romirowsky.com/4644/history-upside-down Wed, 1 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST Meir-Levi provides a valuable guide for those who wish to understand one important aspect of the Arab-Israeli conflict—the battle over the conflict's historical narrative. Supporters of Israel face the challenge of differentiating between legitimate...