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Tony Karon

Tony Karon is a former senior editor at Time and editorial director of Al Jazeera America online. He lives in Brooklyn and teaches in the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School.

Latest articles by Tony Karon

The Big Idea
Obama’s best chance to influence the Israeli-Palestinian dispute will come after he leaves officeObama’s best chance to influence the Israeli-Palestinian dispute will come after he leaves office
The Big Idea

Issuing last-minute “parameters” to guide a peace agreement won’t achieve much

By Tony Karon