Holiday News| More...
 

Isreali Palestinian Crisis

George Mitchell's Lessons for Darfur

John Prendergast | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Darfur, George MItchell, Middle East, Enough Project, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Israel, Peace, John Prendergast, Barack Obama, World News
John Prendergast

In my own experience working on various African peace processes, protracted negotiations are required for breakthroughs; breakthroughs almost never precede protracted negotiations.

Read Post

Palestinian, Israeli Farmers Fight Over Olive Groves

GlobalPost | Sara Sorcher | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli Settlements, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Palestinians, Israel, Israel Palestine, World News

By Sara Sorcher AWARTA and SUSYA, West Bank -- The olive branch may be a universal symbol for peace, but in the West Bank, the olive harvest bring...

Read Whole Story

The Goldstone Report on Gaza

Jessica Montell | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, War Crimes, Israel War Crimes, Gaza War, Goldstone Report, Richard Goldstone, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Richard Goldstone Gaza, Israel Gaza Operation, Palestinian War Crimes, World News
Jessica Montell

With the release of the Goldstone report, Israel has a choice. It can continue to shoot the messenger and bury its head in the sand, or it can initiate a genuine process of truth-telling and taking responsibility.

Read Post

Obama Arab Peace Effort Pushed In Letter From US Senators

AFP | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Mitch McConnell, Netanyahu Arab Peace Initiative, Foreign Affairs, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Arab Peace Plan, Obama Arab Peace, Arab Peace Initiative, Middle East, Obama Arab Peace Initiative, Harry Reid, Israel, Netanyahu Arab Peace Plan, Advocacy, World News

President Barack Obama should press Arab leaders for "dramatic gestures" on behalf of Middle East peace, an overwhelming majority of US senators said ...

Read Whole Story

Israstine or Israel and Palestine: Tweeters Want to Know!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Avigdor Lieberman, President Obama, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Hillary Clinton, Israel, Middle East Peace, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Binyamin Netanyahu, Politics News
Patricia DeGennaro

It is time for the Israeli leadership to grasp this opportunity. They can continue to argue over who is worse than whom or they can start moving one step at a time toward a greater Middle East peace.

Read Post

Free Gilad Shalit

Shunit Harpaz | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Israel, Gilad Shalit Alive, Gilad Shalit, World News
Shunit Harpaz

A new approach is needed in dealing with militant groups such as Hamas -- the world needs to engage them constantly, challenge their ways. Over two-thousand years ago, Sun-Tzu said "keep your friends close and your enemies closer".

Read Post

Unity, Only Choice for Palestinians

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Abbas, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Hamas, Doha Summit, Palestinian, Fateh, World News
Daoud Kuttab

For the first time since the Hamas takeover in June 2007, Palestinian national unity talks have a better chance of success than in previous times, and the Gaza situation is probably the reason.

Read Post

Israel: Attacks on Gaza will Likely Backfire

John Bruhns | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Israel, Collateral Damage, Israel Gaza Operation, Middle East Politics, World News
John Bruhns

If you're a civilian living in Gaza and an Israeli missile strikes your home killing your loved ones what are you to do? . Chances are you're going to take up arms and attack anyone and everyone you feel is responsible for the death of your family.

Read Post

Loving The Two-State Solution to Death

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 01.22.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Arabs, United Nations, Israelis Palestinians, Bush Two-State, Bush Middle East Policy, Clinton Israel-Palestine Peace Talks, General Dayton, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Bush Isreali-Palestinian Conflict, UN Security Council, Hamas, Barack Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Syria Hamas, Annapolis Peace Conference, Condaleeezza Rice Isreali-Palestinian, Bush United Nations, Natan Sharansky, General Jones, Israel Syria, Two-State Solution, United Nations' Resolution, Us Foriegn Relations, Syria, World News
MJ Rosenberg

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

Read Post

What Barack Obama Can Do To Help Achieve Middle East Peace

Ray Hanania | Posted 01.13.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Middle East Peace, Israelis, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Terrorism, United States Relations With Isreal, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, US Foreign Policy, Religious Fanaticism, Extremism, World News
Ray Hanania

President-elect Barack Obama has a real opportunity to help Palestinians and Israelis achieve a real peace, and then begin a real war on terrorism tha...

Read Post

Bush Administration's Secret Plan To Build Palestinian Fighting Force

Vanity Fair | David Rose | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Fatah Us Force, White House and Palestinians, George W. Bush, Fatah, Us Israel Policy, Condoleezza Rice, Isreali-Palestinian Crisis, Hamas, White House and Israel, Home News

After failing to anticipate Hamas's victory over Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian election, the White House cooked up yet another scandalously covert and...

Read Whole Story