Middle East Peace Process

The Syrian Opposition, Non-state Players, and the Peace Process

Sami Moubayed | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Syria Spring, Arab Spring, Hasan Nasrallah, Israel, Hamas, Syria Uprising, Hezbollah, Middle East Peace Process, Bashar Al-Assad, World News
Sami Moubayed

The Syrian opposition today has to sit back and come up with answers to the following questions: What to do with the military, governmental, and security institutions if they come to power? How to manage the Syrian economy? These are challenges that are yet to be addressed properly.

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The Prize of Peace

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Invasions, Lies, Emotional Abuse, Peace Process, Hate, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, War, Violence, Character Assisnation, Kindness, Nobel Peace Prize, Homocide, Evil, Peace, Middle East Peace, Murder, Religion, Military, Peace Talks, Jesus, Middle East Peace Process, Christianity, Love, Inner Peace, Impact News
Sarah O'Leary

The greatest threat to evil is peace.

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The Politics of Palestine

James Zogby | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Netanyahu, Israel, Palestine, Middle East Peace Process, Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Palestine Conflict, Israel Palestine Peace, Obama Israel Palestine, Israel-Palestine, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, World News
James Zogby

It may still be possible to imagine a just political resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But, in the real world, politics is not the work of our imagination.

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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
James Zogby

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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Radical Changes Needed in Israel Approach

Amnesty International | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Obama Middle East, Middle East Peace, Middle East Peace Process, Occupied Palestinian Territories, World News
Amnesty International

Now is the time for President Obama to become more actively involved, working to drastically revise the Quartet's approach and show that he can make a real difference to the lives of Palestinians and Israelis.

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Returning To West Bank, Abbas Says 'Palestinian Spring' Has Begun

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and DALIA NAMMARI | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Arab Spring, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Statehood, West Bank, Palestinian State, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News

RAMALLAH, West Bank — President Mahmoud Abbas received a hero's welcome Sunday from thousands of cheering, flag-waving Palestinians, having made...

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Obama Tells Palestinians to Stay in Back of the Bus

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: UN General Assembly, Palestine, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu, Middle East, Mahmoud Abbas, World News
Steve Clemons

President Obama's speech at the United Nations yesterday paled in comparison to the soaring, expectation raising addresses he gave early in his administration, particularly in Cairo, but also at past UN General Assembly gatherings. The President has lost his groove.

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Swapping Stories for Peace

Reza Aslan | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Coexistence, Palestinian UN Bid, Middle East Coexistence, Palestinian Statehood Bid, Palestinian Statehood, Middle East Peace, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, World News
Reza Aslan

As the Palestinian Authority heads to New York this week to confront the Israeli government at the United Nations with a declaration of statehood, back in Israel a group of Jewish and Arab kids are laying the foundations for a more hopeful future through the art of storytelling.

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Can Barack Unleash His Inner Jew?

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Middle East Peace Process, Ed Koch, Bob Turner, President Obama, Obama Palestine Vote, Obama Palestine UN, Obama Palestine, Palestine Statehood, Obama Israel, Politics News
Robert David Jaffee

A methodical man, Obama must have been an excellent law professor and would probably make a fine Supreme Court Justice, but as president he often ambles, not the best trait for a chief executive.

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Recognize Palestine and Reaffirm Israel As a Jewish State

Rabbi Michael Lerner | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Two State Solution, Palestinian Statehood, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Middle East Peace Process, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Statehood Bid, Middle East Peace, World News
Rabbi Michael Lerner

The Palestinian state that is now emerging should be recognized as an affirmation action state, recognized by the United Nations before it has control over any territory of its own as a way to alleviate the special suffering of the Palestinian people.

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Can Netanyahu Become A Leader Like The Biblical Joshua?

Rabbi Michael M. Cohen | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mideast Peace Process, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Existential Threat, Netanyahu Etgar Keret, Netanyahu Keret Interview, Netanyahu Peace Talks, World News
Rabbi Michael M. Cohen

Netanyahu can clutch a narrow, limited view and decide not to go forward. Or he can bring a more nuanced understanding to the peace process and become a true leader like Joshua.

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Elliott Abrams' Complaint

Henry Siegman | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Palestine, Two-State Solution, Palestinians, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian State, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Elliott Abrams Obama, Elliott Abrams, Elliott Abrams Weekly Standard, Politics News
Henry Siegman

In a June 23 column, Elliott Abrams takes to task the signatories of a letter urging President Obama to present to Israel and Palestine clear parameters to frame negotiations for a two-state peace agreement.

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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
John L. Esposito

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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Israel Wants To Build Hundreds Of New Apartments In West Bank

Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Israeli Settlements, Settlements, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Settlement Ban, World News

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel put out bids Monday to build 336 apartments in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a new blow to international efforts to g...

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Strategic Thinking Needed to Juggle Israeli-Palestinian Equation

James Zogby | Posted 09.08.2011

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, West Bank, Gaza, Middle East, United Nations, Middle East Peace Process, US Foreign Policy, Israel, Politics News
James Zogby

If there is to be Israeli-Palestinian peace, the current dynamics at work in Israeli and Palestinian societies and in the Israeli-Palestinian relationship must be changed. That will require strategic thinking and a willingness to shake thing up, especially in Israel.

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No Yellow Brick Road for Palestinian UN Bid

Anav Silverman | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations, Arab Summit, Palestinian Authority, United Nations Security Council Israel, Middle East Politics, Mideast Peace, Un Security Council Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Middle East Peace, UN Security Council, Palestinian UN Bid, Middle East, Palestinian Authority Corruption, World News
Anav Silverman

The creation of a Palestinian state via the UN will in no way end the Mideast conflict, but will only add another dimension of instability to the region. Nor will it serve the interests of the Palestinian people.

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Is Turkish-Israeli Reconciliation Imminent?

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Erdogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Turkey, Israel, Mavi Marmara, Middle East Peace Process, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

As the Arab world takes to the streets in search of democracy, the two established democratic nations of the region now have a unique opportunity to work together to serve as pillars of stability.

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Stop Patronizing the Palestinians

Norm Kurz | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian State, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Middle East Peace Process, Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Palestinians, Washington Post, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News
Norm Kurz

The only way forward is for Israelis and Palestinians to finally conclude that neither side is going away.

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Don't Talk, Do Something! Palestinian/Israeli Unilateralism as Legitimate Negotiations

Marc Gopin | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Unilateral Palestine, United Nations Middle East, Palestine Israel, Middle East, Middle East Peace Talks, Middle East Negotiations, Middle East Peace, Middle East Peace Process, Israel Palestine, Politics News
Marc Gopin

Much is being made of Palestinian unilateralism recently, and President Obama and his advisers seem authentically perturbed by the unilateral march to...

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What Have Obama and Netanyahu Wrought?

Henry Siegman | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Middle East, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace Process, Politics News
Henry Siegman

What conclusions are to be drawn about the state of Middle East peacemaking from the extraordinary spectacle of the adversarial encounter between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

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Did Netanyahu Attempt to Score Partisan Points Against Obama in Washington?

Sigurd Neubauer | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Egypt, France, Palestinian Authority, Turkey, Germany, President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Britain, Israel Hamas, Intifada, Syria, Mahmoud Abbas, King Abdullah, Forward, Iran, Negotiations, U.S. Congress, Avigdor Lieberman, Russia, Likud, Aipac, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ahmed Davutoglu, 1967 Borders, Obama AIPAC Speech, UN General Assembly, Hosni Mubarak, Nicolas Sarkozy, Arab Spring, Yom Kippur War, Angela Merkel, David Cameron, World News
Sigurd Neubauer

Conservative republicans may feel more sympathetic towards Netanyahu's leadership style, but it would be foolish to lose liberal Americans by playing up partisan differences by publicly undercutting Obama's call for direct negotiations with Abbas.

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Andrea Stone

Obama Gets European Support On Peace Process As Netanyahu Visits White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Netanyahu, Israel 1967 Borders, Middle East Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama, Israel, Obama Palestine, Bibi Netanyahu, Obama Israel, World News

WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his ground Friday following a tense White House meeting, one day after U.S. President Bar...

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Mitt Romney: Obama 'Threw Israel Under The Bus'

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: 1967 Borders, Gaza, West Bank, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Palestinians, Six-Day War, East Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Middle East Peace, Jerusalem, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Gop, Tim Pawlenty, Israel, Republicans, Politics News

HANOVER, N.H. — Republicans looking to unseat President Barack Obama charged Thursday that he undermined the sensitive and delicate negotiations...

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The World Needs More Than Words From Obama on Mideast Peace

Lara Friedman | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Obama Middle East Policy, Arab Spring, Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Middle East Peace, Obama AIPAC, Middle East Peace Process, World News
Lara Friedman

No doubt some of Obama's advisors are telling him that doing anything on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at this point in his term, other than seeking to placate the American Jewish right, is a losing bet. They are mistaken.

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The Strange, or Not Too strange, Hamas U-Turn

Sami Moubayed | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Ismail Haniyeh, Israel, Palestine, Mahmud Abbas, Middle East Peace Process, Osama Bin Laden, Hamas Fatah, Hamas Fatah Historic Accord, Hamas Fatah Reconciliation, World News
Sami Moubayed

Amidst all the turmoil and upheaval ripping through the Arab world, the Palestinians came out -- yet again -- to claim world headlines with a groundbr...

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