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Two State Solution

An Analysis of Obama's Precedent-Setting Speech

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Arab World, Quran, Islam, White House, President Barack Obama, Palestine, Arab Media, Middle East Peace, Daid Axelrod, Palestinians, Change in Foreign Policy, Israeli Settlements, Israelis, Rahm Emanuel, Saudi Arabia, Cairo University, Two-State Solution, Speech to the Muslim World, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Ray Hanania

Obama is stating what many of his predecessors stated but with more substance and a clear understanding of the fundamentals of the Arab and Muslim World.

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Bibi on Obama and Clinton: "What The Hell Do They Want From Me?"

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Natural Growth, Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, World News
MJ Rosenberg

Whenever the United States asks Israeli governments to do anything to advance peace with the Palestinians, Israel comes up with excuses as to why it can't.

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Why a Jewish Settlement Freeze Has Become the Defining Issue

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmood Abbas, Israeli Settlements, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two State Solution, Israel, Occupation, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Settlement activities including the so-called "right to natural growth" are clearly rejected in the road map agreement which Israel signed to and the Knesset approved.

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The Potential Romance Between Obama and Netanyahu

Yoav Sivan | Posted 06.25.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Bill Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, Israel, Obama Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Binyamin Netanyahu, World News
Yoav Sivan

Obama and Netanyahu's meeting, in fact, was more than a diplomatic obligation between the leaders of two allied nations that have just assumed office. It was a matter of symbiotic political need.

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The Three-State Solution: East Palestine, West Palestine and Israel

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israel, Three-State Solution, Two-State Solution, Gaza, West Bank, World News
Cameron Sinclair

Some of the biggest hurdles in the peace process are about managing and connecting Gaza and the West Bank. By treating the two regions as separate states, it would make for simpler negotiations.

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Israel Must Leave Palestinian Lands

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Netanyahu, Jordan''s King Abdullah II, Two-State Solution, Israel, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The Obama administration must seize the initiative and insist that Netanyahu unequivocally support the two-state solution.

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In Meetings with Mideast Leaders, Obama Should Push for 5 Steps

Nick Bunzl | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, Israel, Barack Obama, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Syria, World News
Nick Bunzl

How long can progress be postponed until the two-state solution no longer remains a viable option?

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No Linkage Between Iran and Palestinians

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Rahm Emanuel, Iran, Two-State Solution, Iran Nuclear Program, Israel, Israel Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News
Alan Dershowitz

Rahm Emanuel recently linked American efforts to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons to Israeli efforts toward establishing a Palestinian state. This is a dangerous linkage.

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Mousawa: An Alternative to a Two-State Solution

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Jerusalem, Middle East, Iran, Aipac, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, Israel, Barack Obama, World News
Jamal Dajani

A movement that began amongst Palestinians with Israeli citizenship is now making its way to East Jerusalem and to the West bank. It is called "Mousawa" which means equality.

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Avigdor Lieberman Refuses To Commit To Palestinian State

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Avigdor Lieberman, Two-State Solution, Palestine, Palestinians, Israel-Palestine, Hamas, World News

ROME — Israel's foreign minister, whose anti-Arab statements have frayed diplomatic nerves, committed himself on Monday to Mideast peace, but di...

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Ahmadinejad tells Stephanopoulos: I Accept A Two State Solution

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.27.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Iran, Two-State Solution, Ahmadinejad, George Stephanopoulos, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, World News
MJ Rosenberg

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Most Israelis, Palestinians Still Support 2-State Solution: Poll

Huffington Post Contributor | Darya Shaikh, OneVoice Movement | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, OneVoice Movement, President Obama, OneVoice Poll, West Bank, Middle East, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Diplomacy, Two-State Solution, Middle East Peace Process, Israel, Onevoice, World News

We're one third of the way through 2009, but we can already say it has been a hard year for those who want to see two states living in peace, side by ...

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The Story You Aren't Hearing About Israel

Mort Zuckerman | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Fatah, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Israel, World News
Mort Zuckerman

A Palestinian state cannot be created by terrorism. It can be created through the reformation of political and economic institutions so that they reflect democracy, market economics, and real actions to confront terrorism.

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"It's The Occupation Stupid"

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Benjamin Netanyahu, Two-State Solution, One-State Solution, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli Occupation, Foreign Affairs, Barack Obama, George MItchell, Occupation, George Mitchell Israel, Israel, Israeli Palestinian Negotiations, Advocacy, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Instead of pleading with the Israelis to accept the two-state solution, the US should simply ask the Israelis to end their military control of Arab lands occupied in June 1967.

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The Two-State "Solution" is No Solution

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Mideast Peace Process, Gaza, West Bank, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Israel, Palestine, Obama, Two-State Solution, u.s. Foreign Policy, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Secretary of State Clinton stated that the U.S. will vigorously pursue a two-state solution every step of the way and underscored that there is no time to waste. While this reinvigorated U.S. engagement in the Israel-Palestine conflict is welcome, the declaration is too little, too late.

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Washington Sets A New Tone As It Engages In Mideast Charm Offensive

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Dan Shapiro, Iran, Obama, Jeffrey Feltman, Two State Solution, Foreign Policy, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The US Middle East policy appears to be slowly but gradually changing. US officials are beginning a charm offensive following a successful four-day tour in the region for the new secretary of state.

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Hertz's One State Solution: Netanyahu's Rent-a-Car Ally

Michael Shtender-Auerbach | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, One-State Solution, Gaza, West Bank, Corporate Responsibility, Israel-Palestine, Commerce Department, Palestinians, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Corporate-Social-Responsibility, Corporate America, Rental Cars, Two-State Solution, Israel, Hertz, World News
Michael Shtender-Auerbach

With Hertz operating in every major Middle Eastern country, one would think Hertz would recognize how utterly offensive its map is and immediately repeal its use.

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Clinton Starts Mideast Tour, Finding Support For Two-State Solution At Record Low

Times Online | James Hider in Jerusalem | Posted 04.01.2009 | Home

Read More: Mideast Tour, First Tour of Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Two-State Solution, First Tour of Mideast, Home News

Hillary Clinton starts her first tour of the Middle East as Secretary of State today with a mandate to reinvigorate collapsed peace talks. She will f...

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Tzipi Livni, Prime Minister?

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Kadima Party, Israel Elections, Tzipi Livni, Ariel Sharon, Binyamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister of Israel, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Israel, Mossad Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Tzipi Livni Prime Minister, World News

Israel's new coalition government will be led by Kadima's Tzipi Livni or Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu. Tzipi Livni is the foreign minister of Israel. ...

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Master of Delusion

Hooman Majd | Posted 02.28.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Iran, Hamas, Two-State Solution, Israel Gaza, Israel, Syria, World News
Hooman Majd

It will be exceedingly difficult to convince Hamas that it must agree to a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel as long as it continues to receive the kind of unfettered support it does from Iran and Syria.

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Mitchell's Challenge: After Gaza, Five Questions About Palestinian and Israeli Realities

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Airstrikes, George MItchell, Gaza, Gaza City, Israel Ground Invasion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Territories, Israel, Two-State Solution, Hamas, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Sandy Tolan

Given the overwhelming odds facing a two-state solution, a strong American negotiating presence will be necessary, of a sort not seen since... well, ever.

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Hamas Is Largely to Blame for Israel's Gaza Offensive

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israel Gaza Offensive, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, West Bank, Gaza, Ayatollah Ali Khameni, Right of Return, New York Times, Hamas, Two-State Solution, Israel Hamas Truce, Israeli Airstrikes, Gaza City, Israel, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Israel Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, World News
Mitchell Bard

How is it that Hamas, a terrorist organization that refused to extend the truce and fired rockets at civilians on a daily basis, gets so much sympathy, with Israel condemned for defending itself?

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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.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Platform - Dallas Platform Meeting

Esther Drew | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, Stroke, Equal Rights, Universal Health Care, Obama Platform Meetings, Two-State Solution, Democratic Party, Executive Power, Physical Disabilities, Foreign Policy, Home News
Esther Drew

Saturday, July 26 at two in the afternoon, I found myself in the living room of Jon and Liesl McQuillan. This, my first chance to attend a Democratic ...

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