Middle East Peace in the News
Encountering Peace: Get real, get down, Jerusalem Post, February 2, 2010
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New Language – From solutions to reconciliation, Global Arab Network, December 4, 2009By Marzuq Halabi. Attempting to resovle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict using the language of “solutions” is doomed to failure, says Marzuq Halabi. What’s needed instead is a process that recognizes acknowledgement of sin, of responsibility, and the possibility of forgiveness. Read the article. |
Let the Middle East Peace Talks begin, The Guardian, August 26, 2009By Hussein Ibish. Barack Obama’s bold foray into Middle East peacemaking is starting to show signs of progress, but Israel and the Arab states should cooperate, says Hussein Ibish, Senior Fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine and board member of the Middle East Peace Civic Forum. Read the article |
The Palestinian-Israeli Textbook War, Common Ground News Service, June 25, 2009By Gershon Baskin. Both Israeli and Palestinian textbooks have presented biased pictures of history, a situation that needs to be addressed. Read the article. |
AIPAC Confronts A New Reality as Obama’s Agenda Becomes Clear The Jewish Daily Forward May 6, 2009By Nathan Guttman. Vice President Joe Biden addressed the AIPAC Policy Conference recently, asserting that the Obama Administration would be pressing ahead with its calls for a freeze on Israeli settlement construction and a vigorous diplomatic push for a two-state solution. Read the article. |
Peace Now, Ha’aretz, April 19, 2009Ha’aretz Editorial. President Barack Obama’s leadership gives new Israeli Prime Minister a historic opportunity to break with his right-wing supporters and become a historic figure by making peace with the Palestinians—if he has what it takes. Read the article. |
Holding the Whole, Common Ground News Service, March 12, 2009By Shelly Ostroff. The pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian peace must be based on a true vision of respect and inclusivity in order to heal the cycle of trauma and build a foundation for the future, says Jerusalemite Shelly Ostroff. Read the article. |
Shifting Washington’s Strategic Focus, Jerusalem Post, March 15, 2009By Waleed Sadi. Waleed Sadi, a columnist for the Jordan Times and former Jordanian Ambassador to Turkey and the UN, outlines the changing face of Middle East diplomacy under the Obama administration. Read the article. |
Ni'lin pays tribute to Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Common Ground News, Feb 26, 2009By George H. Hale. This is the remarkable story of how the people from the Palestinian village of Ni'lin have put together an exhibit to honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day despite the local devastation caused by the building of the Israeli wall. Read the article. |
George Mitchell and the end of the two-state solution. Christian Science Monitor, Feb 4, 2009.By Sandy Tolan. Well known author Sandy Tolan (The Lemon Tree) summarizes current challenges posed by settlements and military posts to implementation of a two-state solution. Read the article. |
Is an Israeli Jewish sense of victimization perpetuating the conflict with Palestinians? Ha'aretz, Jan 30, 2009.By Akiva Eldar. A pioneering research study shows that most Israelis accept the “official version” of the history of the conflict with the Palestinians. Read the article. |
This is not a test. New York Times, Jan 24, 2009.By Thomas L. Friedman. Columnist Thomas Friedman argues that internal Palestinian politics have transformed Middle Eastern diplomacy in fundamental ways, creating difficult challenges for the Obama team. Read the article. |
How words could end a war. New York Times, Jan 24, 2009.By Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges. Research suggests that symbolic issues and apologies may be more important than land in reaching a peace settlement. Read the article. |
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