Arab Israeli Peace

Happy New Year from Israel's Radical Right

Daniel Levy | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Daniel Levy

Israelis awoke today to very scary news. Hebrew University Professor and peace activist Ze'ev Sternhell received minor injuries after being the target of a pipe bomb attack.

Obama AIPAC Speech a Bad Beginning

Chris Nelson | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home


Chris Nelson

But Wait: a campaign adviser says Obama believes "Jerusalem is a final status issue, which means it has to be negotiated between the two parties" as part of "an agreement that they both can live with."

Can the 44th President Move the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict To the Backburner?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


MJ Rosenberg

The candidates' silence on the Israel-Palestine issue is rather profound. Other than mouthing the usual pieties about standing with Israel, candidates approach the issue with the proverbial ten-foot pole.

An Arab Initiative to Avoid a Failed Conference

James Zogby | Posted 10.19.2007 | Politics


James Zogby

The bottom line: Israel, it appears, feels no real compulsion to respond to Palestinian requirements for peace, or to alter its behaviors. Evidence of this abounds.