Posts Tagged: Israel Peace Process
The Two-State Unicorn
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said prior to the Israeli elections that he would annex the West Bank settlements, many politicians, pundits, Jews, and foreign...
The Reality of the ‘Two-State Solution’
Last week, Jared Kushner, one of the Trump administration’s point men on the Middle East, dispensed with the term “two-state solution.” “The two-state solution has failed,”...
Time to Dump the Failed Two-State Solution
For just about as long as there have been efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, calls for a two-state solution have choked the global conversation....
New ‘Haaretz’ Poll: Only 34 Percent of Israelis Support ‘Two-State Solution’
JNS.org - A new poll published by the left-wing newspaper Haaretz, under the title “One State, Two States, Whatever,” confirmed that Israelis overwhelming oppose a...
Why Israel Is Not to Blame for the Lack of Peace
As humans, one of the hardest things to do is give up something we love. When something is held so close to the heart, our...
Abbas’ Popularity Alters Israel’s Political Landscape
JNS.org - It was a rough week for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He saw his main opponents join forces, and the Blue and White...
Is There Hope for the Palestinians — and the Peace Process?
When Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas last month, it was yet another reminder that Palestinians remain mired in...
Surprise: Aging Abbas Consolidates Power Even Further
A few days ago, Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the largely symbolic Palestinian parliament. He pretended to do it in a "legal"...
Netanyahu Is Harming Both Israel and the Palestinians
Much of what Israel and the Palestinians are experiencing today has befallen them under Netanyahu’s leadership. He believes that the Palestinians will always pose an...
Israel Is Only Safe Because It Fights Terror
JNS.org - The intense focus on the Iranian issue, and in recent months on a possible military escalation in Gaza, has distracted us from a...
Should Gaza Be the Palestinian State?
Proponents of a two-state solution foresee a future Palestinian state in most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip. In the Oslo Accords, Israel agreed to...
Mr. President: The Palestinians Already Had ‘Their Turn’
JNS.org - President Donald Trump said this week that following the move of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the Palestinian Arabs “will get something very...
On the 25th Anniversary of the Oslo Accords
JNS.org - Monday marks 25 years to the signing of the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The peace agreement was met...
What Role Should the US Play in the Peace Process?
All US Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives -- initiated by Democratic and Republican presidents -- have failed. They were doomed to failure by the tendency to downplay the complex intra-Arab/Muslim...
