Copyright 2012 Jonathan Schanzer Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:40:01 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jonathan Schanzer :: Writings http://schanzer.pundicity.com js@defenddemocracy.org (Jonathan Schanzer) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://schanzer.pundicity.com/11105/canceling-the-mullahs-credit-card Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, better known as SWIFT, is a member-owned cooperative that provides some 10,000 financial institutions worldwide with the means to exchange secure electronic financial messages. If you've... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/11089/a-new-view-of-the-arab-spring Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Everyone knows that if you ask three Israelis what they think, you'll get 10 opinions. Yet on a recent trip to Israel, I heard everyone from government officials to academics and cab drivers deliver the same refrain: "What Arab Spring? This is the Arab... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/11085/anti-israeli-agenda-expected-at-penn-conference Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a complex issue, one that deserves serious scholarship and open, civil debate. Expect to see none of that next weekend on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, where the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS)... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/11075/when-palestinian-politics-get-personal Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Mohammed Dahlan, the former security official for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Gaza Strip, is in a lot of trouble. On January 9, at the behest of Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan's Central Bank reportedly seized Dahlan's... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/11043/the-palestinian-campaign-to-delegitimize-israel Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST Israeli envoy Isaac Molho met Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat recently for the third time in the new year. The talks, widely praised across the international community, have been billed as a much-needed jumpstart for negotiations between the two sides... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10977/hezbollah-coke-dealers Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST It's hard to uphold a reputation as a devoutly religious terrorist group if you make millions selling cocaine. Just ask Hezbollah. Last month, the US government filed suit against a number of American and Lebanese businesses that allegedly helped... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10937/hamas-splinter Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST December 21 was a big day in Palestinian politics, as the terrorist group Hamas reportedly agreed to join the Palestine Liberation Organization. If Hamas seals the deal, it is widely expected that it will renounce violence just as the PLO did. But it may... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10901/hamas-for-sale Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST Palestinian news sources reported earlier this month that Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised $300 million to the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas. If true, this pledge would cover nearly half of Hamas's reported $769 million... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10865/the-end-of-fayyadism Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST The "Arab Spring" may be pushing the Middle East toward transparency and more representative government, but the Palestinian Authority is bucking the trend. Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad, perhaps the only Palestinian leader who earnestly sought to usher... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10778/austerity-for-europe-increased-eu-aid-for Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST Amidst Europe's worst economic crisis in recent memory, the European Parliament (EP) has just decided to raise Europe's aid to the Palestinians by €100 million - 30 percent more than previous years. At the end of tough negotiations among the European... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10668/should-treasury-sanction-the-palestinian Tue, 8 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST In a move that should startle members of Congress, a Palestinian sovereign wealth fund that has long received American taxpayer support will soon begin building houses for convicted members of terrorist organizations. The Palestine News and Information... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10660/jordan-tries-rapprochement-with-hamas Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST Last week, Jordan's new prime minister Awn Khasawneh boldly announced that Jordan's 1999 decision to deport leaders of the Palestinian jihadist group Hamas was a political mistake and a violation of the constitution. With U.S. regional influence in... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10563/schalit-deal-may-boost-fatah-hamas-unity Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST Pundits are painting news of Gilad Schalit's dramatic release as a blow to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who watched from the sidelines, and a win for the rival Hamas faction, which negotiated the release of more than 1,000 Palestinians... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10547/at-the-un-a-french-twist Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST The Palestinian drive for United Nations membership is backfiring on one of its most vocal early supporters, French President Nicolas Sarkozy. What began as a French bid to one-up a weak U.S. foreign policy is now devolving into a struggle over continued... http://schanzer.pundicity.com/10538/reining-in-abbas-how-america-should-punish Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST A new budget battle is brewing between the Republican-led Congress and the Obama White House. This time it's not about trimming domestic spending. It's about the $600 million in annual financial assistance the United States provides the Palestinian...