Posts Tagged: Israel Palestinians
A ‘One State Solution’ Will Not Work
It is always gratifying to see warmth and friendship on display between an American president and an Israeli prime minister. That was certainly the case...
Filmmaker’s Exposé of Israeli Checkpoints Stirs Controversy
JNS.org - The controversy over Israel’s security checkpoints is heating up in the wake of a new investigative report showing that the perceived hardships endured by...
A Trip Across Israel Shows How Vulnerable the Country Is
On a trip to Israel in 2007, my friends and I drove across the entire width of pre-1967 Israel -- from the security barrier at...
The Paris Conference: Another Farce on the Path to Peace
By Lenny Kristal The road to peace between Jerusalem and Ramallah will pass through those two cities: Jerusalem and Ramallah. The Israelis and Palestinians don't need grand conferences...
There Never Was a Two-State Solution; It’s Time to Move On
The answer to the question of how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been to partition "Palestine" into two states. This assumes, however, that the parties...
Why the Palestinian Issue Won’t Disappear
JNS.org - It's been clear for a long time that there is little difference between the character of terrorist attacks in Israel and those in the...
An Appeal to French Foreign Minister Ayrault to Cancel the Paris ‘Peace’ Conference
Dear Minister Ayrault, I take the liberty of writing this open letter in the wake of the latest Palestinian terror attack, which killed four young Israelis...
The New York Times Blames Israel For a Palestinian Refugee Camp, Failing to Mention the UN Is Perpetuating It
A recent New York Times Magazine article by Rachel Kushner, titled “We Are Orphans Here: Life and Death in East Jerusalem’s Palestinian Refugee Camp,” describes the author's observations of the...
The Palestinians Can’t Define Israel or Its Future
There are many people who want to define Israel by its conflict with the Palestinians. They say that in order to "save" Israel, we must "save"...
A Two-State Reality Check
JNS.org - What happens in Ramallah this week could have a major impact on the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace -- as 1,400 Fatah party members have...
Yair Lapid, Champion of the Israeli Left, Says Palestinians Aren’t ‘Occupied’
JNS.org - When Israeli media personality Yair Lapid established the Yesh Atid ("There is a Future") party in 2012, the US State Department and Jewish left-wingers were...
Canada’s Misguided Decision to Restore Funding to UNRWA
Of all the problems that dominate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, only one ensures that the conflict will never end: the growth in the number of Arab-Palestinian...
What ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Really Means
On two separate occasions this year, Jewish students have been subjected to harassment and physical intimidation at London universities. At a meeting last week, I...
Do Women’s Rights Matter to J Street?
JNS.org - J Street's controversial response to the sexual harassment of one of its staff members raises questions as to whether its attitude toward women's...
