Posts Tagged: Middle East Peace
Fatah Official Reiterates Demands that Peace Talks Hinge on Settlement Freeze
A Senior Fatah official reiterated to Ma'an News Agency Friday that the Palestinian Authority leadership is ready to negotiate with Israel if it stops building...
Peres to US Delegation: We Must Make Peace Wherever We Can
Israeli President Shimon Peres hosted a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at his residence in Jerusalem on Monday. During...
The Two-State Religion
The main rationale of the Oslo Accords was that establishing a 23rd Arab state ten miles away from Tel-Aviv would bring peace to Israel and...
Sleepless in Seattle: Clueless in DC and New York
It is hard for the average American, to answer tough questions about terrorism or Mid-east politics. It is natural, then, to rely on "experts" in...
No Illusions About Egypt
The government of Israel is making all the right noises and appropriate statements expressing hope that the new government of Egypt will maintain...
Abbas Rejects Netanyahu’s Offer to Restart Peace Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to release over 100 Palestinian prisoners in order to restart peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, according to Israel's...
Arab Leader Challenges PLO and Hamas On Peace, Offers His Own Bold Vision
Hebron—A powerful Arab leader today boldly offered himself and his connections as a bridge for Arab-Israeli peace, in what may prove to be one of...
Global Peace Index: Syria and Iran Rank Ahead of Israel
While Syria's death toll has topped 14,000 since the revolt against Bashar al-Assad began, and the growth of Iran's nuclear program continues, the...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Calls on Palestinians to “Give Peace a Chance”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke May 29 at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), where he called on the Palestinian Authority to "give peace...
Palestinian Authority Rejects Netanyahu’s Proposal to Renew Peace Talks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to resume negotiations without preconditions on Sunday, prolonging the impasse in the peace process, Israel...
The Myths of Past Middle East Peace Negotiations
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was interviewed last Friday by CNN's Christiana Ammanpour and sought to give his audience the impression that ...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Official Has “No Expectations for Peace Process
Before a location is chosen, before pads and pens are in place, before a diplomatic hand ever reaches across a table, Aviva Raz...
The Middle East Quartet: An Institutionalized Failure
Strange as it might seem, U.S. policy defers to others -- sometimes, more than is good for it. Thus, for some time, there has been...
At Harvard, Dennis Ross Takes Another Bite of the Apple
Appearing considerably greyer than when he began negotiating the Oslo peace process for the Clinton Administration 18 years ago, former Middle East envoy...
