By: Yousef Munayyer Source: Foreign Affairs The “outside-in” approach is all the rage in Middle East peace process circles. The idea is that the threat of an increasingly assertive Iran will bring Israel and influential Gulf Arab states together, creating a chance of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian issue. Indeed, today, as the long-simmering tensions between Gulf … Continued
By: Ian Black Source: The Guardian If Donald Trump is going to pursue “the ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians after his brief visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the occupied West Bank, the effort looks likely to be based on a 15-year-old peace plan that was barely noticed at the time, has been gathering … Continued
Source: Catholic News Agency In a statement, a commission of leading Catholic bishops in the Holy Land said that though the Church has no particular agenda or party position regarding the Israeli-Palestinian situation, it “cannot ignore fundamental injustice.” The Catholic Church will speak out against injustice and avoid any attempt to normalize the “festering wound” … Continued
By: Robert Berger Source: Voice of America President Donald Trump is wasting no time trying to succeed where his predecessors have failed. He will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories on Monday and Tuesday of next week, hoping to revive peace talks that collapsed three years ago. His goal is what he calls “the ultimate … Continued
SOURCE: THE ECONOMIST THE victory of Israel over the Arab armies that encircled it in 1967 was so swift and absolute that, many Jews thought, the divine hand must have tipped the scales. Before the six-day war Israel had feared another Holocaust; thereafter it became an empire of sorts. Awestruck, the Jews took the holy … Continued
Source: The Palestine Information Center The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) presented the most significant figures and historical data on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of Palestine, which falls on 15 May. The report indicated in its outset that Israel controls more than 85% of the historical land of Palestine, … Continued
BY JACK MOORE NEWSWEEK Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to approve the country’s first outpost in the West Bank for two decades on Thursday, an Israeli official confirmed to Newsweek, threatening to deal an early blow to relations with President Donald Trump’s administration. The Israeli leader hinted at the approval of the new … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer March 30 marks the 41st anniversary of Yom Al-Ard (Land Day), in which Palestinians demonstrate their resistance to the Israeli occupation and land grabs. Land Day started in March of 1976 after Israel ordered the confiscation of 2,000 hectares of land owned by Palestinian citizens of Israel in the villages near … Continued
By Peter Beinart Forward I have a theory about American Jewish kids and Israel. I’m trying it out on my own children. My theory boils down to “Love first, truth later.” When my kids near adulthood, I’ll encourage them to visit the West Bank. I’ll encourage them to see for themselves what it means to … Continued
By Allison Kaplan Sommer Haaretz Richard Gere says his decision to travel to Jerusalem last week for the Israeli premiere of his new film, ‘Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer,’ wasn’t easy. Perched on a bench in the courtyard of the Jerusalem Cinematheque, a sweeping view of Jerusalem behind … Continued
By Scott Roth and Philip Weiss Mondoweiss In the last few days The New York Times has run several opinion pieces from the Israeli or American Zionist point of view. We’ve seen none from Palestinians. Last Wednesday was a low point. Right alongside Tom Friedman urging Donald Trump to “save the Jews” from division over Israel, … Continued
Ali Abunimah The Electronic Intifada US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference at the White House on Wednesday morning, before going into their much-anticipated bilateral meeting. Asked about whether the US was still wedded to a two-state solution, Trump broke with longstanding orthodoxy. “I am looking at … Continued
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