tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32502660993183521162024-03-13T06:28:43.510-04:00Tough Dove IsraelWriting and analysis on the Arab-Israeli conflict in the tradition of Major-General Yehoshafat Harkabi, former chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence, “Machiavellian dove,” strategic thinker and progressive ZionistGidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-85294112237350678982014-05-27T08:44:00.000-04:002014-05-27T08:44:05.535-04:00My Commentary on Saudi and Israeli former Intelligence Chiefs Historic Discussion on Mideast Peace
Watch
this historic conversation between the former heads of Israeli &
Saudi Military Intelligence, HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, now
of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, and
General Amos Yadlin, Director, Institute
for National Security Studies, Tel Aviv, moderated by David Ignatius of
the Washington Post. Most
interesting point for me: Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-63714226573182973832013-12-17T07:10:00.000-05:002013-12-17T07:10:13.128-05:00Stop Prawer-Begin plan for Bedouin resettlement, by Devorah Brous, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles<!--[if !mso]>
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Women stand near a washing line in the Bedouin town of Rahat in southern Israel on Dec. 10. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters caption
Published in the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, December 14, 2013 By Devorah Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-30052200007698724002012-11-14T12:08:00.004-05:002012-11-19T11:55:38.001-05:00The Back Story to My Op-Ed “Mr. President, Give Mideast Peace One More Chance” in Open Zion/The Daily Beast<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-8813075597070710672012-07-10T04:00:00.001-04:002012-07-10T10:55:52.604-04:00How Pinkwashing Critics Go Wrong: Why I oppose the new move to boycott Israel
Advocates of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) have
ratcheted up charges that Israel
and American LGBT groups are attempting to “pinkwash,” or deflect attention
from, Israel’s mistreatment
of Palestinians by mounting programs in the US about the country’s many gay
rights achievements. BDS forces in the
anti-pinkwashing campaign call for boycotting events with visiting Israeli
Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-62018048450613194382012-02-28T04:17:00.008-05:002012-02-28T06:24:22.271-05:00Obama National Security Official: Drumbeat for war with Iran harms both Israel and the US, by Doni RembaAntony Blinken, National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden, said last night in New York that the “drumbeat for war with Iran in the media is incredibly counterproductive” and “plays into the hands of Iran.” It helps to further drive up the price of oil, undermining US economic recovery, and puts more dollars in Iran’s hands, explained Blinken. The best policy is to “speak Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-66716973664302628582011-09-04T22:56:00.056-04:002011-09-07T20:01:09.377-04:00The story behind my letter in the NY Times on Israel, the Palestinians and the UNFirst my letter and a contrary view from the head of the American Jewish Committee (which blames the Palestinians for the failure of peace talks with Netanyahu), both of which appeared side-by-side in the Times, then the back story.
Questions About a Palestinian State, August 12, 2011
To the Editor:
Re “Palestinians and the U.N.” (editorial, Aug. 8):
Historically, Israeli-Arab political Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-44817613462541275202011-07-14T09:08:00.008-04:002011-07-14T10:18:37.662-04:00Breaking: New Obama Peace Initiative: American-Islamic summit to affirm 1967 borders in exchange for recognition of Israel as Jewish State – Egyptian News ReportYonatan Gonen, Nana10 (Israel – Hebrew) 7/14/11An Egyptian newspaper reports that the Obama administration has proposed to Arab states, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to hold a joint American-Islamic summit. The purpose: to promote an international agreement on the Palestinian issue, in exchange for recognition of the Jewishness of IsraelAn Egyptian newspaper reports this Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-6605251590183052492011-06-29T07:46:00.013-04:002011-07-05T05:23:28.420-04:00Former Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Israel’s Peace and Security Challenges, by Doni RembaAmir Peretz, now a Labor Knesset Member who serves on the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense and Economic Affairs Committees, and a front-runner for the leadership of the Labor Party, is visiting New York to share his current take on Israel’s political and security dilemmas. He appeared yesterday before a small group during a luncheon at the Harvard Club, sponsored by the Israel Policy Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-11017977241492500472011-06-24T15:46:00.000-04:002011-06-24T15:46:17.082-04:00Israel and the Polarization of American Jews, by Gidon D. Remba, Jerusalem ReportIn “Israel and the Polarization of American Jews,” (The Jerusalem Report, June 20, 2011), I suggest that the controversy over Tony Kushner’s views on Israel highlight the ways in which the gap between liberal and conservative Jews regarding Israel is becoming an unbridgeable chasm. At the same time, I question the value of defining who is “inside the Jewish communal tent” and who is “outside,” asGidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-28747266420703809812011-06-24T07:25:00.012-04:002011-06-29T01:16:22.714-04:00A Remembrance of Massad, by Doni Remba
Massad Camps Logo
The excitement rose as we rounded the bend; we opened the windows to get closer to the crisp autumnal mountain air. But only unending forest, punctuated by the occasional stream or cabin, lay within our vista. Our wheels gripped the serpentine asphalt as we pressed anxiously ahead, half believing, half doubting we would reach our Granada. The panorama seemed never to changeGidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-37435659073915484662011-06-22T00:51:00.000-04:002011-06-29T02:46:52.007-04:00Recalling the Golden Age of Hebrew Culture in America, by Jerome A. Chanes, The Jewish Week Published on The Jewish Week (http://www.thejewishweek.com)
Camp Massad: A formative educational experience for thousands of Jewish Americans.Camp Massad reunion here relives a time when speaking Hebrew was emphasized.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011Jerome A. Chanes
Special To The Jewish Week
Growing up in New York in the 1940s to1960s, in a Religious Zionist family, I was raised on a steady Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-50655927473026961572011-04-09T01:37:00.018-04:002011-04-11T00:34:14.812-04:00On J Street, Loving and Criticizing Israel: Four Comments, by Doni RembaAs a vocal critic of many Israeli policies towards Palestinians, the Arab states and Israel's own Palestinian, Bedouin and Jewish citizens, I often hear from other Jews who engage in vicious ad hominem attacks against me, questioning my loyalty to Israel and to my Jewishness. As someone who has devoted a lifetime to Israel, the Jewish people, Jewish Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-88883758764677232312010-11-15T15:14:00.004-05:002011-01-18T03:27:14.264-05:00An exchange with Benny Morris: The Bedouin and Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State, by Gidon D. RembaBenny Morris, the renowned Israeli historian, reminded the audience at the Other Israel Film Festival in New York City last night what he thinks Israel should have done about the presence of Palestinian Arabs within the Jewish state: had more been expelled by Israeli forces in 1948, so that few Palestinians would have remained behind in a nascent Israel, moving them all to the Palestinian state Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-88816632043112196842010-09-28T05:07:00.022-04:002010-10-05T06:48:25.486-04:00Why Jordan’s Foreign Minister is Optimistic about Middle East Peace: A Personal Report, by Gidon D. Remba
(And why President Kennedy’s principal advisor, the legendary Ted Sorenson, challenged him)
I had the opportunity to be part of a group of several dozen NGO leaders and diplomats who met for a discussion with Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, at the Century Foundation in New York on Sept. 27. The exchange, moderated by Professor Alon Ben-Meir, director of NYU’s Center for Strategic Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-12856028281718767892010-09-28T05:05:00.003-04:002010-09-29T04:04:55.813-04:00Q & A with Jordan's Foreign Minister & Why Ted Sorensen, Pres. Kennedy's advisor, challenged himThis post is Part 2 of "Why Jordan's Foreign Minister is Optimistic About Middle East Peace." Click here for Part 1.
The Q & A with Jordan's Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, raised some intriguing points about the US role in peace talks, Israeli public skepticism about Palestinian and Arab intentions, and whether the peace process can succeed without the participation of Hamas, Syria Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-73729961689985557962010-08-04T15:26:00.000-04:002010-08-04T15:26:03.889-04:00Watch the video and send a protest email now to Prime Minister Netanyahu: End the destruction of Bedouin villages in IsraelPetitions by Change.org|Start a Petition »Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-72643135156123509072010-05-18T01:56:00.019-04:002010-07-01T22:30:27.275-04:00A Response to Jerry Haber's objections to "For the Sake of Zion," by Gidon D. RembaDear Jerry,I read your thoughtful and incisive analysis of the “For the Sake of Zion” statement before I decided to circulate and endorse it. In fact, I had considered writing a response to your post along with the endorsement, but in the end I felt that this wasn’t the proper place and time for such a discussion. My considered opinion is that it does far more good than harm to encourage as many Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-47339703547928212562009-07-31T17:56:00.008-04:002009-08-03T05:36:54.964-04:00An Open Letter to ADL Leader Abe Foxman: A Response to Obama's Critics on Israeli-Arab Peace, by Gidon D. RembaDear Abe,You've been at the forefront of American Jewish criticism of President Obama's renewed push for Israeli-Arab peace. After a recent meeting with the President along with 15 other Jewish leaders, you confessed that you continue "to feel uncomfortable with the assumptions that underlie President Obama's approach" to Israel and the Middle East. You've charged that President Obama's outreach Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-4400248390790102262009-07-31T17:00:00.009-04:002009-08-04T10:59:18.911-04:00Part 2 of An Open Letter to ADL Leader Abe Foxman: A Response to Obama's Critics on Israeli-Arab Peace, by Gidon D. RembaContinued from Part 1The Urgency of Peace: Palestinians, Syria and IranAbe, you're worried that "the administration is putting too much weight on solving the conflict"--as if the malign neglect of the Bush Administration was good for Israel. True, you aren't opposed to "the administration view that the US must be much more engaged to achieve progress." What troubles you is "when the president Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-13540350631224470422009-07-30T16:58:00.007-04:002009-08-03T14:14:51.918-04:00A Reply to Disco Stu's Jewcy comment on my Open Letter to Abe FoxmanDear Disco Stu,In your comment on my Open Letter to Abe Foxman on Jewcy, you wrongly suggest that I (and Obama, whose Mideast policies I support) want to “force Israel to cease all settlement building without expecting anything in return.” You appear to have read a different article than the one I wrote—in fact, I argued nothing of the kind. Throughout my letter I say things like: “don't object Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-31973883109253008102009-05-15T06:14:00.006-04:002009-05-22T14:52:14.367-04:00Obama's Grand Plan for the Middle East, by Gidon D. Remba, The Jerusalem ReportAs published in the Jerusalem Report, June 8, 2009 and online in Jewcy, May 18, 2009 With the maiden visit of newly elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington set for May 18, signs of an immanent clash between U.S. President Barack Obama and the hardline Israeli leader abound.While both leaders will look to find common ground, papering over differences with diplomatic formulas, the Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-58416757558582583382009-03-06T03:56:00.006-05:002009-05-05T04:10:08.970-04:00Bibi and Barack: A Chance for Peace?, by Doni RembaIs the new hardline Netanyahu government in Israel on a collision course with the Obama administration – and the rest of the world? What can President Obama do to advance Israeli-Arab peace even if the Israeli government is led by a man who refuses to endorse the two-state Palestinian-Israeli solution backed by the U.S., previous Israeli governments, the Palestinian Authority, the Arab states andGidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-92183495053596278912009-01-01T22:48:00.013-05:002010-02-22T02:36:22.123-05:00Arrange for Gidon D. Remba to speak on Israeli-Arab PeaceGidon D. Remba is available to speak on "President Obama, Israel & Middle East Peace" at synagogues, churches, universities and other communal institutions.Mr. Remba, who served as Executive Director of the Jewish Alliance for Change, Ameinu (the US affiliate of the World Labor Zionist Movement), and Americans for Peace Now Chicago, is a veteran Middle East political analyst and pro-Israel Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-81271544003985225842008-12-30T02:46:00.007-05:002009-10-06T00:17:42.601-04:00Selected Publications: Gidon D. RembaA few of my publications of particular interestObama Planned "Ambush" of Israel at U.N.? Fat Chance. http://www.obamasmearbusters.com/, September 2009 (co-author with J Street)Obama’s policy on Jerusalem and the US Consulate is anti-Jewish and anti-Israel? That’s outrageous, http://www.obamasmearbusters.com/, September 2009 (co-author with J Street)Removing West Bank Israeli settlements is ethnicGidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250266099318352116.post-53992964032826524602008-12-29T08:54:00.025-05:002009-05-18T00:04:05.442-04:00Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, z"l--"Obama's Rabbi"--A Remembrance, by Doni Remba, Chicago Jewish NewsRabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, z”l—“Obama’s Rabbi”—A Remembranceby Doni Remba, President and Executive Director, the Jewish Alliance for ChangeAbridged version published in the Chicago Jewish NewsRabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, one of the great religious leaders of our time and a champion of peace and social justice, has left us. I had the privilege of working with Arnie during the 1980’s as a teacher of Gidon D. Rembahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631301043922791367noreply@blogger.com0