Posts Tagged: Israel Palestinian Conflict
It’s Time to Drop the Quartet and Embrace the Arab Peace Initiative
During several meetings I recently had with EU officials in Brussels, they argued that it is time to revive the Middle East Quartet, which consists...
‘An Oasis in the Wasteland’ of Investigative Middle East Journalism
JNS.org - What to do about bias on Israel and the Middle East in the mainstream media? Watchdog organizations have been on the case for years,...
The Occupation Is at the Root of Current Israeli-Palestinian Violence
It was always a question of when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would violently erupt once again, which only proves that -- contrary to the prevailing views among a...
Into the Fray: The Logical Lacunae of the Left – Ari Shavit at AJC
It is no secret that AJC believes in the two-state solution as a better, more practical alternative than all the others that have been proposed –...
Is the UCC Headed for Another Bout of Anti-Israelism?
The United Church of Christ, a liberal Protestant denomination with approximately 900,000 members (less than half of what it was in the mid-1960s and down...
The Progressive View of Distinguishing Between Antisemitism and Anti-Israelness
When civil rights attorney Gil McGuire took to the pages of the Los Angeles Times to respond to actor Michael Douglas' widely distributed article about his...
Obama: No ‘Meaningful Framework’ in Place for Palestinian State
Washington Post - President Obama on Tuesday said that the possibility of peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians seems "very dim" in the wake of...
Jewish-Arab Coexistence Against the Odds
The Israeli election shed some light on the increasingly local -- rather than national or regional -- priorities of the 1.7 million Israeli Arabs. It...
Opinion: The Role of the Palestinian Authority in Israel’s Election Results
Those around the world who are upset with Prime Minister's Benjamin Netanyahu electoral victory over labor should put much of the responsibility for Israel's rightward...
The Arab-Israeli Conflict Through the Eyes of Two Little Girls
One little girl lies in a hospital bed, more than half her body burned by a Palestinian firebomb. Another little girl appears on television, reciting...
‘Slaughter The Jews’ Amulet Stolen From Controversial College Art Exhibition
Officials at Sapir College in Sderot are investigating the possible theft of an amulet from a provocative art display, Israel's NRG News said Tuesday. "The...
Jewish Professional Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Israel ‘Promotes Peace First and Foremost’ But Somehow, They’re Always in Conflict
Jewish professional ballroom dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy said on Tuesday he believes Israel promotes peace above all else, but the Jewish state still seems to find...
CNN Features Viral Article on Biased Reporting About Israel
CNN's Reliable Sources recently brought attention to a viral article, written by a former Associated Press correspondent, that criticizes the media's biased focus on Israel. "Israeli...
Palestinians Demand ‘Clear’ Timetable for Israeli Withdrawal From West Bank
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority's (PA) commissioner for international relations, Nabil Shaath, told Palestinian media on Thursday that the PA would turn to the...
