June 1, 2007

Krauthammer's Guarded Optimism on Israel

By Richard Baehr
Dr. Charles Krauthammer, a psychiatrist by training and a long time political journalist by profession, rarely travels outside of Washington DC to deliver talks. So it was not surprising that an audience of close to 2,000 filled the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton and Towers to hear him speak about Israel on Wednesday night to a Jewish United Fund event.  Krauthammer has been for many years a glass half empty person on Israel's struggle for normalcy.  So it was a bit out of pattern for Krauthammer to lean ever so slightly to the glass half full position in his remarks.  As a long time admirer of Krauthammer and as someone very often in agreement with his conclusions in his many columns or remarks on cable news talk shows, the question I asked myself during the evening, was whether there is reason to see some signs for optimism in the current situation.Krauthammer pointed to four emerging developments that he believes signify a potential improvement in Israel's...(Read Full Article)