A curious Indian stops a passing Israeli backpacker on a New Delhi street. “Tell me,” he asks, “how many Israelis are there?” “I’m not quite sure,” the backpacker answers. “About six million.” “No, no,” retorts the Indian, “not just in New Delhi. I mean all together.” Behind the joke is a remarkable reality: Some 40,000–50,000 […]
Martin Sherman and M.L. Sondhi Policy Paper No. 89, 1999 After decades of political alienation and economic estrangement between India and Israel, there has been a growing convergence of Indo-Israeli interests in recent years. This strengthening rapprochement culminated in the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and New Delhi in 1992. Likewise, India’s new […]
The current endeavor to resuscitate the Geneva Initiative underscores just how flat the learning curve of the Israeli Left is. By MARTIN SHERMAN “We are [peace] partners. Are you?” This is the message with which the public is currently being bombarded. It comes from a long procession of wellknown Palestinian figures – none of whom […]
As the parable of the amphibian goes, will Israel reach the lethal boiling point where it has made one concession too many? MARTIN SHERMAN “…if you place [a frog]… in a pot of tepid water…, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor […]