Jun 6 2017 - 2:43pm Six-Day War: 50th Anniversary with Ziad Asali
June 6, 2017

Dr. Ziad Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force on Palestine, provides a Palestinian perspective on the monumental Six-Day War, and discusses the struggles of establishing a Palestinian state.

Oct 7 2016 - 9:45am UN Security Council to Hold Special Meeting on Israeli Settlements
October 7, 2016

The UN Security Council is to hold a special meeting next week on Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Aug 19 2015 - 11:57am Dr. Asali Discusses the Middle East Conflict at the Chautauqua Institution
August 19, 2015

Dr. Ziad Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force on Palestine discuses the Middle East conflict at the Chautauqua Institution. The discussion was moderated by Geoffrey Kemp, director of Regional Security Programs, Center for the National Interest.

Aug 19 2015 - 12:09pm Israeli Report Backs Tactics by Military in Gaza War
June 12, 2015

Ahead of a U.N. commission report, the Israeli military issued an update on its internal inquiries, saying neither Israeli nor international laws were broken in several deadly clashes.

May 15 2015 - 10:24am Israeli demolition plan for Bedouin village sparks outcry
May 15, 2015

Israelis are once again locked in a bitter settlement dispute with their Arab neighbors, but this time the conflict is not unfolding in the West Bank, but in Israel's southern desert.

May 14 2015 - 8:05am Germany announces $41 million to Gaza
May 14, 2015

Germany announced Tuesday a $41 million contribution to the UNRWA shelter assistance program in Gaza.

May 14 2015 - 8:04am Talks dissolve between Israel, France over UN resolution
May 14, 2015

Meetings between Israel and France fell apart last week after an argument erupted over French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius' revived attempt to advance a resolution on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the United Nations Security Council, Israeli media reported Thursday.

May 14 2015 - 8:02am Vatican to formally recognize State of Palestine
May 14, 2015

The Vatican has concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, news reports said Wednesday.

May 13 2015 - 9:04am Despite Obama's demand, Netanyahu's coalition guidelines make no commitment to Palestinian state
May 13, 2015

Neither of Netanyahu's previous two governments made commitment to two states either, but Israel's international standing and the demands of the U.S. and Europe have changed the playing field.

May 13 2015 - 9:03am ICC prosecutor: Without cooperation, Gaza war probe will rely on evidence from just one side
May 13, 2015

Fatou Bensouda tells AP that she has not received any information yet from either side regarding last summer's Gaza war.


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