The monstrous charge of illegality

by David Isaac, ShmuelKatz.com “The EU position on settlements is clear: They are illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace. Recent settlement-related developments, including in east Jerusalem, contradict efforts by the international community for successful negotiations,” said Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, on Dec. 9, after Israel refused to halt building…

The Audacity of Nope

by Ilan Berman, Forbes.com How do you say “chutzpah” in Farsi? That’s the question many observers of Iranian politics must be asking in the wake of the latest, hollow round of international diplomacy over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The two-day meeting which took place between Tehran and Western powers in Geneva in early December…