Israel Palestine Peace

What Gives Me HOPE?

Gregory Rockson | Posted 04.26.2012

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For one night, we will not talk about politics but rather use the power of music to embrace our diversity. We will do something politicians have failed to do and that is bring people together.

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The Politics of Palestine

James Zogby | Posted 04.07.2012

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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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Transcending False Perceptions

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.03.2012

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To disabuse both the Jewish and Arab/Muslim publics of their false perceptions about each other, their religious scholars should engage in open dialogue. The two sides must reconcile their differences, including the future of Jerusalem, while using religious teachings.

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My Vision: Peace in Palestine and Beyond

Shai Reshef | Posted 05.19.2012

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I firmly believe we can make a significant difference in the lives of individuals through education and economic opportunity. The goal, therefore, should be to educate as many people as possible.

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Commitment To Israel-Palestine, Part 3

Mike Ghouse | Posted 05.05.2012

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Until we can see our own faults, peace for both people becomes a forlorn hope. The burden to find solutions falls on all of us, but particularly Jews, Muslims and Christians.

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Taking the Humor Out of the "Shit People Say... "

Ruth Eglash | Posted 04.17.2012

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Shit Zionists Say is a clip made by a group calling itself "Existence is Resistance." Disturbingly, they have turned a creative and entertaining genre into a very unfunny and failed attempt to make an extreme political point about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Highlighting the Palestinian Human Narrative

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.20.2011

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Israeli was very successful in painting a human portrait of Gilad Shalit. Now after the prisoner release, many Palestinian stories are being heard for the first time.

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Blessed are the Businessmen and Women

Stanley Weiss | Posted 11.22.2011

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Maybe if the benefits of peace in the Middle East were made material and not ethereal, with concrete commitments rather than vague promises, it would be the kind of disruptive development that sparks compromise.

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The Israeli Palestinian Dispute Casts Ominous Shadow Over U.S. Domestic Politics

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 11.18.2011

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These Autumn winds, like those from the Arab Spring, could bring about irreversible and historic changes in the outdated and unsuccessful political paradigm which previously defined decades of the relationship between Israel and Palestine.

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Defying the Rules of Conflict Resolution

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.13.2011

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Without leadership to act in recognition of the danger the current stalemate poses, Israelis and Palestinians will continue blindly prolonging a conflict that appears manageable yet dangerously simmering.

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Let the U.N. Act on Palestine

James Zogby | Posted 06.23.2011

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Here we are, two and one half years into the Obama administration's efforts to resolve this matter, and the only creative ideas have come from the Palestinians, the weakest and most vulnerable party to the conflict.

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Obama's Jerusalem Speech

Ira Chernus | Posted 06.05.2011

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Since the chance of Israel and Palestine negotiating on their own is somewhere below zero, there's growing talk about Obama going to Jerusalem and giving a speech that presents his own peace plan.

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Israel: We Won't Share Jerusalem

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel's leader on Sunday dismissed a call from a key government partner to share the holy city of Jerusalem with the Palestinians, ...

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Palestinian President Holds Rare Meeting With Israelis

AP | KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting Sunday with dozens of Israeli lawmakers, ex-generals and peace act...

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Leapfrogging Barriers to a Two-State Deal

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a consensus brewing among progressives, big-name foreign policy hands and some neoconservatives that a borders/security strategy is a way to leapfrog over current impediments to progress in Israel and Palestine.

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Help the Palestinians. Go See This Movie

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Budrus provides a plausible story for how to make the world a better place.

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From Budrus to Bilin: Arresting Heroes

Ronit Avni | Posted 05.25.2011

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In our new film Budrus, our protagonist, Ayed Morrar, achieved what policymakers and policy wonks believe to be impossible: He united Hamas, Fatah and Israeli allies to save his village from destruction.

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Embracing Israel, Justice and Peace

Rabbi Sid Schwarz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let us pray that all of us -- Jew and Muslim, writers and business leaders, clergy and elected officials -- re-double our resolve to bring a new light to Zion so that all can live in peace and security.

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The Maddening Israel I Love and Admire

Brad Hirschfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't get me wrong: my love for Israel is a mature love, one that freely acknowledges the many failings and shortcomings in the object of my affection.

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US Envoy Pushes For Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The United States seeks a "prompt resumption and early conclusion" of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Washington's specia...

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Gaza Cricket Hopes To Transcend Boundaries

The Guardian | Duncan Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

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The seductive magic of cover drives and leg spin has won cricket fans around the world and now organisers behind a new initiative close to the Gaza bo...

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