Arab Israeli Conflict

The Media's Limitations and Manipulations

Ziad El-Hady | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Islamophobia, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, International Politics, Media Manipulation, Corporations, Media, News Corporation, Media Bias, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Media News

All social, political and economic policies and debates are communicated through our media. Therefore, the breadth of our democratic experience is largely defined by the structure of the media and its content.

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Israel's Continued Independence Rests on Palestinian Independence

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Middle East, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Iran Nuclear, Iran Israel, Nato Summit 2012, World News

As Israel recently observed sixty-four years of independence, it is critical that Israelis reflect on the path they have taken and ask if the current one is sustainable in the long-term.

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Palestinian Christians Against The Occupation

Philip Farah | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Palestinian Christians, Christianity, Israel-Palestine, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Religion News

The majority of Palestinian Muslims and Christians have chosen peaceful resistance. To say that Hamas is the cause of the declining Christian population in the occupied Palestinian territories is standing the truth on its head.

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My Battered Zionism: Liberal Zionists Speak Out

Leonard Fein | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Israel, Liberal Zionists Speak Out, Judaism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish Culture, Zionism, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Religion News

I am a Zionist because Israel is the most important project of the Jewish people in my lifetime, and I will do what I can to help make it work, no matter the odds. And what seems to me needed to make it work is a revival of Zionism's earlier aspirations.

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What Zionism Does (Not) Mean: Liberal Zionists Speak Out

Ruth Gavison | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Israel, Liberal Zionists Speak Out, Judaism, Zionism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Liberal Zionism, Religion News

Yes, I am a Zionist. Wholeheartedly. If at all, I am now more explicitly Zionist than I was in my younger years. I am sorry and troubled that it has become so hard for so many to describe themselves in these terms.

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Why I Am Both Hawk And Dove: Liberal Zionists Speak Out

Steven M. Cohen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Israel, Liberal Zionists Speak Out, Judaism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Zionism, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Liberal Zionism, Religion News

Zionists of the left must contend with two sorts of challenge. One challenge comes from without -- from those who deny the legitimacy of a sovereign Jewish homeland -- and one from within -- from those with positions that put Israel at grave risk both morally and physically.

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One Word, Many Meanings: Liberal Zionists Speak Out

Hagit Ofran | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Israel, Liberal Zionists Speak Out, Judaism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Zionism, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Religion News

Zionism is not an inert concept but a continuing dynamic challenge, in both definition and implementation. The connotation of the word Zionist is changing all the time.

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Welcome to Israel's Seasonal Political Charade

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Likud, Israel, Middle East, Kadima, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Knesset, Netanyahu Israel, Israel Government, Israel Democracy, Israel Likud Party, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News

To overcome Israel's debilitating political party structure, there is an urgent need to support the creation of a single party consisting of the left and left-of-center parties.

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Arab Peace Initiative: 10 Years Later

James Zogby | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arab Peace Initiative, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Rafiq Hariri, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Api, World News

We recognize the challenges we face, but know that for there to be peace, there must be a constituency that supports and advocates for peace. And we remain committed to working toward that goal.

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Nixon In Iran?

Bruce Ackerman | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Richard Nixon, Israel, Nuclear Weapons Ban, Iran, Israel Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

Where is Richard Nixon when we really need him? The time is ripe for rearranging the diplomatic chess board -- but this time, Western leaders must entice Tehran, not Beijing, into a new relationship.

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Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood: Facing the Bittersweet Reality

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

To test the Muslim Brotherhood's resolve and willingness to facilitate an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, Israel should convey to the Muslim Brotherhood its readiness to provide general parameters of a two-state solution.

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Iran: Obama's Indecisiveness Makes Israeli Strike Likely

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Obama Administration, u.s. Foreign Policy, United States, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Foreign Affairs, Iran Israel, Israel Iran, World News

Israel would not have found itself seriously deliberating to undertake a preventive military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities without U.S. approval had the Obama administration acted more resolutely much earlier.

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Israel's Human Calculus in the Equation to Attack Iran

P.J. Dermer | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Leadership, Israel, Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, National Security, War With Iran, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Syria, Politics News

Our foreign policy and intelligence community should not limit analysis to Israel's decision-making processes via an objectively rational calculus. They should look at the people involved.

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UN Special Rapporteur, Richard Falk, Talks About Palestine's Bid for Statehood (Part 2)

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 03.10.2012

If I remember correctly, didn't President Bush, the father, at one point make an appeal to the American people on television?

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A Common Friend To Arabs And Jews

Lynne Hybels | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Israel, Middle East, Religious Tolerance, Christian Zionism, Israeli Settlements, Zionism, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Middle East Peace, Religion News

Most peacemakers on both sides are discouraged as they watch the inability of Israeli, Palestinian and American politicians to move toward peace. I share their sadness.

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Open Letter To Mahmoud Abbas For Yom Kippur

Carlo Strenger | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Yom Kippur Reflection, Mahmoud Abbas, Yom Kippur, Palestine Un Recognition, Middle East Peace, Jewish State, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Two-State Solution, Yom Kippur Israel Palestine Reflection, Judaism, Yom Kippur Two State Solution, World News

Mr. Abbas: I know that this proposal is very difficult for you to accept. I write to you on the eve of Yom Kippur, because my heart is weary and full of sorrow; because I see the two-state solution slipping away.

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Museum Cancels Palestinian Youth Art Exhibition

sfgate.com | Noah Berger / Special to the Chronicle | Posted 11.10.2011

Read More: Oakland Art, Palestine, Palestinian Art, Children's Museum, Islam, Arab Israeli Conflict, Judaism, Palestinian Art Show, Musemu of Children's Art, Oakland, Oakland Palestinian Art, Israel, San Francisco, Bay Area, Arts News

SAN FRANCISCO -- An Oakland children's museum, citing pressure from the community, canceled a planned exhibit of artwork by Palestinian youth that dep...

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Israeli Museum Showing Muslim Artists

AP | By AMY TEIBEL | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Unity, Art, Muslim Art, Middle East, Arab, Israeli-Art, Israel Museum, Israel, Muslim, Painting, Middle East Art, Peace, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Arts News

JERUSALEM -- A museum on the road separating Jewish west Jerusalem from the Arab neighborhoods in the city's east is attracting a daring group of arti...

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The Chutzpah of Netanyahu Trumps the Audacity of Hope

John L. Esposito | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Israel, World News

Media frenzy over the Murdoch scandal, the battle over the U.S. deficit and the fallout from the Arab Spring have totally eclipsed Bibi Netanyahu's assault on Israel's democracy and international law.

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The Solar Field And The Mezuzah

Rabbi Michael M. Cohen | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Mezuzah, Arava Institute, Solar Power, Judaism, Green Faith, Interfaith Innovation, Eco-Theology, Alternative Energy Sources, Religious Environmentalism, Arava Power Company, Israel Solar Energy, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Kibbutz Ketura, Green Technology, Religion News

The mezuzah of this field serves to remind us that we need to fix the world. The work of these solar panels is sacred work.

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Gaza Benefiting From Israel Easing Economic Blockade

AP | By IBRAHIM BARZAK | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Tel Aviv, Hunger, Food Shortages, Gaza, Egypt, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, Supermarkets, Imf, Grocery Store, Hamas, Un, Food Prices, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Business News

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip -- Maher Khoudari boasts that his Gaza grocery has a wide assortment of chocolates for sale – even some you couldn't fin...

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Wanting Something for Nothing: The Real Reason Behind the Outrage Over Obama's Reference to 1967

Lara Friedman | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

The outrage over Obama's reference to 1967 lines in the May 19th speech isn't truly about "defensible" borders. It's about greed. Purveyors of rig...

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Nature Without Borders

Rabbi Michael M. Cohen | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: American University of Dubai, Religious Tolerance, Religion and Science, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Religious Environmentalism, Interfaith Engagement, Interfaith Dialogue, Arava Institute, Inter-Religious Engagement, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Religion News

Our motto at the Arava Institute is "Nature Knows No Borders." In Dubai, I experienced what we teach in Israel at the Arava Institute.

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On the Other Side of Conflict: 'Palestinian Idol' is More Than Just a Singing Contest

Ruth Eglash | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Israel, Middle East, New Star, Singing, Realitytv, Gaza, Palestion, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

"Are you crazy?" was the reaction I received from most people when I told them I was heading to Bethlehem one evening to meet and interview the talented young singers behind the Palestinian reality TV show, New Star.

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Are Peacemakers Helping or Harming? Conflict Resolution and the Science-Practice Gap

Peter T. Coleman, PhD | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Science-Practice Gap, Peacemaking, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Resolution Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News

The gap between the science and practice of conflict resolution presents a dangerous challenge to the field of peacemaking today, particularly when it involves the high-stakes world of our most deadly, enduring conflicts.

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