JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday invited the Palestinians to sit down immediately to talk peace, but the Palestin...
Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.19.2009 | World
President Barack Obama's seminal address in Cairo marked a turning point in America's relations with the Muslim world. His message was clear and incon...
Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics
While President Obama understands the importance of taking a tougher stance on Israel to fit the new circumstances, some Democrats in Congress do not.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.02.2009 | World
Unlike his predecessors, Obama appears no longer willing to engage in the vexing winking and nodding that has characterized American attitudes to Israeli settlement growth in the past.
Norm Kurz | Posted 06.01.2009 | World
For all their complaining, Israeli leaders ought to be relieved. Instead of digging in and holding fast to ideologically driven positions, Netanyahu should use Obama's framework as his own.
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.28.2009 | World
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Gingerly trying to advance Mideast peace, President Barack Obama declared on Thursday the U.S. is a "stalwart ally" of Israel but c...
Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.28.2009 | World
Do not allow this historic chance for peace to slip away because of complacency or lack of courage. If Israel is destined to bring light onto other nations, this is the moment.
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.28.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — Gingerly trying to advance Mideast peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged Israel to stop settlement construction in t...
AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 05.19.2009 | World
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday swore in a new government comprised mainly of members of his Fatah Party, b...
Nick Bunzl | Posted 05.15.2009 | World
How long can progress be postponed until the two-state solution no longer remains a viable option?
AP | Posted 05.12.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — The White House is announcing dates for visits this month by the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian authority, part of Pr...
Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.08.2009 | World
A movement that began amongst Palestinians with Israeli citizenship is now making its way to East Jerusalem and to the West bank. It is called "Mousawa" which means equality.
TAPPED | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
Coming off their national convention, AIPAC -- the main pro-Israel lobbying group in the United States -- has made a remarkable concession....
AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
JERUSALEM — Palestinian officials on Thursday gave a cool reception to a new Israeli plan to develop the West Bank economy, saying the initiativ...
Sarah Newman | Posted 04.29.2009 | World
Despite the stalled peace process, we shouldn't give up hope. Bold individuals are demonstrating their commitment to dialogue.
AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 04.27.2009 | World
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel's previous government built or issued bids for some 9,000 homes for Israelis in Jerusalem and the West Bank, despit...
Jamal Dajani | Posted 04.17.2009 | World
It hasn't taken Benjamin Netanyahu long to show his true colors by creating new hoops for the Palestinians to jump through in order to resume peace ne...
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.18.2009 | Politics
Salam Fayyad has run a radically improved kind of government, one in which the public good has taken precedent over other issues.
The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 02.26.2009 | World
After almost two years of bloodshed, various Palestinian factions have agreed to come together and work toward a unified government, reports Al Jazeer...
AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 02.24.2009 | World
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Islamic militants of Hamas and the moderates of Fatah have never had more compelling reasons to repair the rift betw...
Steve Clemons | Posted 02.07.2009 | World
Give us Netanyahu. Please. His re-ascension will help Americans realize that the false choice approach the Bush administration had been taking in Israel-Palestine affairs was flawed.
James Zogby | Posted 01.30.2009 | World
In the war's aftermath it is important that attention be paid not only to Gaza's physical wounds and its immediate humanitarian needs, but to the psychic wounds of the survivors.
Jerusalem Post | JPOST.COM STAFF | Posted 01.29.2009 | World
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Thursday said that the Gaza crossings must be opened in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority. In a pr...
Sandy Tolan | Posted 01.27.2009 | World
Given the overwhelming odds facing a two-state solution, a strong American negotiating presence will be necessary, of a sort not seen since... well, ever.
Stuart Whatley | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media
The battle over blaming the media seems to have heated up to levels commensurate with the actual battle over the Holy Land. Can the media really be fueling both sides in the Gaza conflict simultaneously?
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AP | Posted 07.12.2009 | World