Israelis

Colors: A Message of Hope for 'World Read Aloud Day' From Our Friends in Jerusalem

Pam Allyn | Posted 05.01.2012

Pam Allyn

Literacy has all kinds of benefits that we might not associate immediately with reading and writing. The stories we read and write and share have the power to transcend physical borders as well as boundaries of race and religion.

The Worst Possible Option

Shai Baitel | Posted 04.04.2012

Shai Baitel

Whoever agrees that the preferred solution to the conflict are two-states-for-two-peoples needs to realize that this possibility to implement is gradually slipping away while no progress, however small or incremental, is being made.

Palestinian and Israeli Negotiators Merely Shadow Boxing

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.04.2012

Daoud Kuttab

As the people of the region watch the comings and goings of negotiations to the Jordanian capital, what will happen inside the negotiating room will be nothing more than shadow boxing.

All-American Muslim Confronts 9/11

Symi Rom-Rymer | Posted 02.26.2012

Symi Rom-Rymer

If viewers have not yet been convinced that this show is about being American as much as it is about being Muslim, this episode clinches it. The characters' words and actions constantly speak to their deep sense of patriotism.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Admits Not Enough Support To Win Statehood Claim

AP | MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH | Posted 01.08.2012

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian foreign minister admits for the first time there is not enough support in the U.N. Security Council for re...

No Reason for Shahira Amin to Apologize for Interviewing Shalit

Hani Hazaimeh | Posted 12.20.2011

Hani Hazaimeh

As a journalist, I immediately put myself in her shoes and wondered whether I would take this opportunity if I had been offered? Of course I would!

Palestinian Prisoners Take Center Stage in Palestine

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.05.2011

Daoud Kuttab

As the hunger strike enters its second week, the Palestinian population in the big prison -- the West Bank and Gaza -- is expressing solidarity and support for inmates.

Glenn Beck's Visit, a Distraction for Israel and the World

Anav Silverman | Posted 10.25.2011

Anav Silverman

While Beck's visit elicited a range of responses, from politicians, news commentators and social activists, there were those who were rather blasé about his visit. Speaking to an Israeli security guard, Iyov, outside the event, I asked him what he thought of Glenn Beck. "Who is Glenn Beck?" was his response.

Palestinians Can Still Negotiate After UN Declaration

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.18.2011

Daoud Kuttab

In their frantic efforts to stop the Palestinian leadership from going to the UN, Israeli officials and propagandists pose what appears to be a mistaken choice.

Obama Planted Seeds of Failure

David Suissa | Posted 05.30.2011

David Suissa

Had the Palestinian Authority spent the last two decades educating their people for peace, they'd have their own state by now and we'd be talking today about common projects, not Qassam rockets.

Unite, Confuse, and Inspire: Creating a More Inclusive Atmosphere in Israel

Marc Gopin | Posted 05.25.2011

Marc Gopin

We need to support and create more opportunity for Israeli Jews and Arabs to interact and work together as equals with common goals and values.

Jewish or Israeli

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

I feel that it is problematic to erase differences between "Israeli" and "Jew." It bothers me when Palestinians use these two terms interchangeably.

From Budrus to Bilin: Arresting Heroes

Ronit Avni | Posted 05.25.2011

Ronit Avni

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.

Beautiful: Israelis and Palestinian Kids Making Peace Through Soccer (VIDEO)

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

MJ Rosenberg

Here is some evidence that the Beautiful Game provides more hope than politics, a game that is anything but beautiful.

Peace Process or Real Peace?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

Direct talks between Palestinian and Israeli leaders are the most obvious way to achieve peace in the Middle East conflict. But history has shown time and again that a high-profile peace process alone is no recipe for success.

My Experience With the ADL

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

if the ADL is committed only to stopping the defamation of the Jewish people while participating in the defamation of the Muslim community, then it has clearly gone against its own goals and vision.

Palestinian Suffering Crossing the Bridge Continues

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

Once again the summer heat is upon us. And once again, people's anguish, and appeals at the overcrowded King Hussein Bridge are melting as quickly as an ice cream cone in the Jordan Valley's high temperatures.

Rabbi Michael Lerner: Polemics and Distortions Are Anti-Peace

Suzette Standring | Posted 05.25.2011

Suzette Standring

Rabbi Lerner's San Francisco home was defaced by political posters permanently glued on by whom he suspects to be right wing Zionists critical of him and Richard Goldstone.

Price Tag In Silwan

Ir Amim | Posted 05.25.2011

Ir Amim

As a result of the American pressure, Israeli building plans in East Jerusalem have been frozen. The future of Jerusalem must be decided upon the negotiations table and not by the bulldozers.

Felice Friedson and The Media Line Bring Balance to Issues in the Mideast

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

When Felice Friedson brought Palestinian journalists to Israel's parliament for the first time, the powerful chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs a...

War and "Peace," Gaza-Style

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Heather Robinson

Given the tendency of international media and governments to jump on Israel at any opportunity, and given Israel's need for allies at this precarious time, might it have been better to just let this ship pass?

Liner Notes for a Freedom Seder: 4 Questions for the Jews This Passover

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Before Passover is over, then, let's not pass over the would-be pharaohs of the present age. Let's ask (at least) four more questions, and in asking, remember what history asks of us:

One In Two Israelis Think Country's International Standing Is 'Poor'

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

JERUSALEM — Nearly one out of every two Israelis thinks the country's international standing is poor following Israel's most serious crisis with...

Israelis View Obama Favorably, Mixed On Netanyahu

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) JERUSALEM - A poll released Friday shows that Israelis overwhelmingly have a favorable impression of President Barack Obama, despite a grave dipl...

What Does Yitzhak Rabin's Legacy Really Mean?

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeremy Ben-Ami

Precisely because it is so special, Jerusalem is among the most difficult issues to address in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.