Posts Tagged: two-state solution
White House Chief of Staff: Israel’s ‘Occupation’ of Disputed Territories ‘Must End’
JNS.org - Continuing the wave of Obama administration criticism of Israel following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough...
The Religious Dogma of Palestinian Statehood
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remark about the dangers of a Palestinian state has sent advocates of Palestinian statehood into a rage so hysterical that you...
Abbas Says He Will Talk With Any Israeli Government That Recognizes Two-State Solution
JTA - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he will talk to any Israeli government that accepts a two-state solution as the basis for negotiations. "It...
After Harsh Editorial, Watchdog Group Says New York Times Has Anti-Netanyahu Obsession
The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) told The Algemeiner today that The New York Times has an anti-Netanyahu obsession. The...
Netanyahu Responds to Criticism, Says ‘Security Cannot be Founded on Delusions’
JNS.org - As Israel's March 17 election approaches, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the recent wave of criticism directed at him by Meir...
State Department-Funded Group Reportedly Working to Unseat Netanyahu
JNS.org - A US State Department-funded group is partnering with an Israeli grassroots political organization in an effort to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The Case Against the International Criminal Court Investigating Israel
In 2012 my friend and colleague Luis Moreno Ocampo, who was then the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ruled correctly that "Palestine could...
Israeli Occupation, Palestinian Violence Must Both End to Ensure Peace
Throughout the 48 years of Israeli occupation, both Israelis and Palestinians have adopted and implemented policies in an effort to buttress their positions when, in...
EU Parliament Supports Palestinian State Based on Pre-1967 Lines
JNS.org - Members of the European Union's (EU) parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution supporting "in principle recognition of Palestinian statehood and the two-state solution."...
Pathological Findings
On Tuesday evening, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro delivered the keynote address at a conference on "America's Standing in the World" held at...
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Israel, Palestine, and the French Legislature: ‘He Who Would Act the Angel, Acts the Brute’
For nearly half a century I have favored the two-state solution. But I believe that the "unilateral recognition" of Palestine under consideration in the French...
Germany’s Merkel Opposes Unilateral Recognition of Palestinian State
JNS.org - German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed opposition to unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, setting Germany apart from some other European countries who...
Will the True Agitator Rise?
I am not the type that gets quickly (or even slowly) agitated. But an article in yesterday's New York Times agitated me to no end. The...
Sweden Becomes First EU Member to Recognize Palestinian State
JNS.org- Sweden on Thursday officially recognized a Palestinian state, with Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom saying that the "criteria of international law" have been met because...
