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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Get New Year's Revival

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and JAMAL HALABY | Posted 03.02.2012

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JERUSALEM — Israel and the Palestinians said Sunday that their chief peace negotiators would attend a gathering of international diplomats in ne...

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Diplomacy Not Terrorism: The U.S. Should Vote "Yes" For a Palestinian State

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.20.2011

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The Palestinian decision to turn to the UN is not a threat to Israel, it is an opportunity. And Israel cannot afford to miss any more opportunities.

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Watch: Obama - Middle East Peace 'More Vital Than Ever'

Posted 07.17.2011

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Who Cares If Hamas Recognizes Israel?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 07.11.2011

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The media is full of conflicting reports about whether Hamas is ready to recognize Israel. But why does it matter so long as Hamas agrees to permanently end terror attacks against Israel?

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Israel's Government as a Settlement, Lieberman as the New Sharon

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Keen to avoid elections at literally all costs, Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in recent weeks mean that his government now meets the five essential criteria of a settlement.

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Emma Williams' Tale of Two Jerusalems

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you read one book on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, read this one. You get a good dose of the politics and history of the past and present, but woven through it all is the humanity of both Palestinians and Israelis.

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A Suggestion For Solving The Israel-Palestine Problem

Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israeli Jews and Palestinian Muslims and Christians don't have to intermarry and beget children, but it might help if they interacted on a one-to-one basis and sat down over a cup of tea and honestly talked.

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Netanyahu Disses Biden: Biden Hits Back (UPDATE)

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bottom line: there is very little left of Arab Palestine to negotiate over. And every time the United States winks when another settlement is announced, there is even less.

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Omri Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Palestinians were furious to discover that now not only Fox News ignores their side -- but now even during commercial breaks are they invisible.

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I Never Thought I'd Be Rooting for Iran

Bradley Burston | Posted 05.25.2011

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The people in Tehran's streets have made it possible to begin to see past Ahmadinejad. I have to get used to Iran not as a cartoon bully, but as my neighbor. It is a nation of people, as we are.

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God, Painkillers, and Politics in Gaza

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israel's siege is achieving the exact opposite of what it hoped. The tougher life gets, the more spiritual Gazans become, thus driving the people toward religion -- an area Hamas knows a lot about managing.

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Two Meals, One Story: A Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from an American Abroad

Amy York Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

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From their merging of religious tradition with daily life to their personal and historical narratives, the similarities between Muslims and Jews living in Israel is almost tragically comical.

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Loving The Two-State Solution to Death

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The sad fact is that the most significant Israeli-Palestinian legacy of the Bush administration is the coming to power of Hamas.

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Jewish Settlers Shoot Palestinians, B'Tselem Releases Graphic Video

guardian.co.uk | Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has released graphic video footage showing settlers fighting with Palestinians in Hebron and shooting two men ...

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Israel To Release 250 Palestinian Prisoners

AFP | Ezzedine Said | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday that 250 Palestinian prisoners would be freed in a goodwill gesture, as Palestin...

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Olmert: Israel Must Withdraw From West Bank

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israel will have to give up virtually all of the West Bank and east Jerusalem if it wants peace with the Palestinians, Prime Ministe...

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Israel's Exchange and Obama's Enemies

Steve Posner | Posted 05.25.2011

Amid the cheers arising in Hezbollah's Beirut and the Gaza of Hamas, the sound of Obama's defense of Israel may also be heard.

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IDF Allows Palestinian To Reunite With Israeli Boyfriend

YNetNews.com | Nir Gontaj | Posted 11.17.2011

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A 33 year-old gay Palestinian man from Jenin has recently been granted a temporary residency permit in Israel by the IDF, in order to allow him to re...

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US Unhappy With Israel's Positions Before High-Stakes Peace Conference

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. is pressuring Israel to declare a complete freeze on West Bank settlement construction ahead of a high-stakes peace conference, rejecting Isr...

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