From revolution-era Iran to the disastrous 2006 Palestinian elections and the downfall of Mubarak, American decision-making in the region has consistently been far from stellar.

Op-ed: With no peace agreement in the horizon, we must hold onto the chance of a future agreement. A unilateral withdrawal from West Bank lands will prevent Israel's isolation, just like the Gaza pullout prevented a similar danger 10 years ago.

Despite 50 years of trying, the capital of the State of Israel will soon be half Jewish and half Arab; so much for the great Zionist experiment.

Op-ed: Even Israel's friends in America, and there are quite a few of them, are finding it difficult to understand its insistence on continuing the settlement enterprise.

Analysis: The uprising has been running for almost a year, initiated by Abbas and perpetuated by Israel's extreme nationalist right-wing.

Op-ed: The Israeli game does not have a responsible adult to guide, oversee and even reprimand; here in no man's land, anything and everything goes.