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Creating a legal precedent: Palestine considers suing Israel in international sports court
By James Dorsey, Contributor
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
POLITICS
Defending Israel's Attacks on Civilians -- A Harbinger for Clinton's Presidency?
By Stephen Zunes, Contributor
Professor of Politics and Coordinator of Middle Eastern Studie...
A fight is brewing as Democrats prepare to debate U.S. policy on Israel at their national convention in July. Bernie Sanders' appointees to the platform committee Cornel West and James Zogby plan to challenge the party establishment's uncritical support for Israel.
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The Agonizing Reason I'm Unable To Visit My Husband And Parents
By Deema El Ghoul, Contributor
Research assistant at Human Rights Watch
In Sweden, where I was born, all that's needed to travel is a Google search for hotel deals and a few clicks to book a flight. Yet in the Gaza Strip, where my parents were born and I live now, being able to travel is akin to achieving a miracle.
POLITICS
Huckabee's Ahistorical Israel Policy May Face Criticism -- From Reagan
By Dallin Van Leuven, Contributor
Specialist in rule of law and international affairs
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's August campaign trip to Israel challenged longstanding U.S. policy towards Israel and the Palestinian territories.
RELIGION
The Settler: A Chat With Orit Arfa
By Varda Meyers Epstein, Contributor
Varda Meyers Epstein is a mother of 12, a sometimes performer,...
It's ten years since Israel, under late prime minister Ariel Sharon, expelled over 11,000 Jews from their homes in Gaza and parts of Samaria. The government called this plan the "Disengagement.
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Israel and Hamas Appear to Be Advancing Towards Ending the Siege on the Gaza Strip
By Daniel Sobelman, Contributor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer ...
One year into the cease-fire agreement that ended last summer's 50-day war in the Gaza Strip, Israel and Hamas appear to be advancing toward a series of understandings -- an agreement, even -- that would practically end the siege on the Gaza Strip and bring long-term quiet to the area. The agreement talks are being mediated by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who three months ago stepped down as the longtime envoy of the international Quartet.
SPORTS
Israel and Palestine Play High Stakes Soccer
By James M. Dorsey, Contributor
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Senior fellow
Israel and Palestine are playing political soccer with Palestinian football as the ball. It is a match which Israel is unlikely to win and that could prove to produce a bruising loss.
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Israel Struggles With Racist Underground
By James Dorsey, Contributor
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Israeli leaders have condemned the firebombing as an act of terrorism and are keen to stop elements of the underground from threatening the fabric of Israeli society by escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
POLITICS
Israelis Stage 'Sleep-In' To Save Palestinian Village
By Van Winkle's, Contributor
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Does a "sleep-in" have the power to make a difference in the Middle East? One group of Israelis think so. This week, Israeli peace activists began a sleep-in protest in the Palestinian village of Khirbet Susiya to prevent the Israeli army from demolishing it, as reported by The Independent.
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Israeli Soccer Violence Moves Racism up the Government's Agenda
By James Dorsey, Contributor
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
A violent display of racism by extreme nationalist supporters of storied Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem coupled with recent Ethiopian Israeli protests against discrimination and the government's handling of the capture of two Israelis by Hamas has moved racist attitudes towards dark-skinned Jews and Israeli Palestinian up the government's agenda.
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UN Report On Gaza: Both Sides May Be Guilty Of War Crimes
POLITICS
Expelled for Life
By Jen Marlowe, Contributor
Playwright, author, filmmaker, activist
Nasser was only four years old in June 1986 when, after the remains of an ancient synagogue were discovered in Old Susya. Israel's Civil Administration declared his village an archaeological site and expropriated it. Bulldozers had blocked the caves and destroyed their homes.
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Solar Panels Could Save Patients In Gaza's Hospitals, Thanks To A New Fundraising Campaign
By Akbar Shahid Ahmed
WORLDPOST
Contours of Future Israeli-Palestinian battles emerge on the soccer pitch
By James Dorsey, Contributor
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Legal and diplomatic battles in United Nations organizations and international sport associations involving charges of war crimes and efforts to suspend membership of one or the other are likely to shape future Israeli-Palestinian relations in the wake of last month's electoral victory by Binyamin Netanyahu.
POLITICS
After Israeli Election Disappointment, Two-State Supporters Plan Their Next Moves
By Samantha Lachman
Conference speakers said they would support the U.S. taking more aggressive steps in the wake of the election to promote
WORLDPOST
Keep on Moving: DD Versus BB, Part 6
By Mitchell Cohen, Contributor
Editor Emeritus, Dissent Magazine and Author, 'The Politics of...
DD, the imaginary Israeli Defense Dove had by now outlined for me the first three steps of her "Step by Step" approach to breaking up the Middle East iceberg.
WORLDPOST
Step by Step: DD Versus Bibi Part 5
By Mitchell Cohen, Contributor
Editor Emeritus, Dissent Magazine and Author, 'The Politics of...
POLITICS
Israelis and Palestinians at Harvard: Part 9 of 9
By Paul Heroux, Contributor
Contributor
My time with future leaders of Israel and Palestine leaves me with a somewhat pessimistic outlook, but there is reason for hope.
POLITICS
Israelis and Palestinians at Harvard: Part 8 of 9
By Paul Heroux, Contributor
Contributor
The U.S. has been at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process for decades. However, some Palestinians I spoke with said that the U.S. is not the right party to mediate a two-state solution whereas Israelis has said it is.
POLITICS
Why 2014 Was a Good Year
By Sanjay Sanghoee, Contributor
Author and commentator
So let's enter 2015 looking forward to a better future. Let's not be a nation of complainers who find nothing good to smile about but plenty to be angry about. If we can't recognize the good in our lives, then we can never hope to find satisfaction. In that case, every year will be a bad one.
WORLDPOST
Did Anyone See 2014's Many Crises Coming?
By Nick Robins-Early
POLITICS
Israelis and Palestinians at Harvard: Part 7 of 9
By Paul Heroux, Contributor
Contributor
Israelis and Palestinians have a very similar narrative. The people of each group have moved from one country to another for a long time. Each people have been oppressed by others.
POLITICS
Israelis and Palestinians at Harvard: Part 6 of 9
By Paul Heroux, Contributor
Contributor
While all Israelis I spoke to agree the goal should be to realize a two-state solution, several Israelis told me that Muslims are not ready for democracy and that the two states will be very asymmetric.
WORLDPOST
Israeli Raid on Palestinian Soccer Association Signals Dangerous Hardening of Israeli-Palestinian Battle Lines
By James Dorsey, Contributor
Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
The Israeli military said the incident had not been a raid. It said a routine patrol had asked some Palestinians for their identification cards, and when they said the cards were in Bnei Sakhnin's offices soldiers had entered the building to check their identities.
WORLDPOST
Israel To Cooperate With UN Chief's Gaza War Inquiry
POLITICS
Princeton's Faculty Petition to Divest from Israeli Occupation
By Usaama al-Azami, Contributor
Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Markfield Institute; PhD Candidat...
It remains to be seen what sort of response this petition elicits both in its favor, and in opposition; and whether it encourages comparable petitions at other institutions, academic or otherwise.
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