Aug 15 2013 - 11:30am Ibish Adresses the Widespread anti-Americanism in the Middle East
August 15, 2013

Anti-Americanism isn’t just a ubiquitous feature of contemporary Arab political culture. It arises from a deeper, more insidious and ingrained concept: the myth of American omnipotence.

Aug 15 2013 - 11:26am Asali: Independent Palestinian State will end the Mideast Conflict
August 15, 2013

Ziad Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force for Palestine, a think tank and advocacy group in Washington, says an independent Palestinian state would end the conflict, so Israel need not worry about security.

Aug 14 2013 - 10:12am Israel Releases 26 Palestinian Prisoners, to Cheers and Anguish
August 14, 2013

Israel released 26 long-serving Palestinian prisoners late Tuesday as part of an American-brokered deal allowing the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on Wednesday.

Aug 14 2013 - 10:07am Ibish: Many Israelis Doing Very Well, But They Live in a Bubble
August 14, 2013

"Many Israelis are doing very well, but they are living in a bubble and have gone into a sense of denial about the conflict. They no longer see it or hear it, and they can even pretend it doesn't exist," says Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine.

Aug 14 2013 - 8:50am Stopping the circle of abuse in Egypt
August 14, 2013

The 2011 Tahrir Square protests in Egypt were initially heralded as a model of gender-neutral unification in pursuit of a democratic ideal: the overthrow of a corrupt, despotic regime.

Aug 13 2013 - 3:00pm Shortsighted Thinking on Israeli Settlements
August 13, 2013

Why further complicate these already complicated negotiations three days before they start? And why add to the abundant distrust that already divides the two sides after nearly two decades of failed peace efforts?

Aug 13 2013 - 3:03pm EU says settlements may make peace talks 'impossible'
August 13, 2013

The EU on Monday urged Israelis and Palestinians to avoid any actions that could undermine the resumption of peace talks after a three-year negotiating impasse.

Aug 13 2013 - 2:55pm Palestinian PM who resigned is asked again to form government
August 13, 2013

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Tuesday to form a new government just two months after accepting his resignation in a dispute over his powers.

Aug 12 2013 - 4:12pm Arab pop star adds his voice to the calls for a peace deal for Palestine
August 12, 2013


Aug 12 2013 - 3:58pm New Israeli Housing Bids Raise Tensions Before Peace Talks
August 12, 2013

Israel published bids on Sunday for the construction of more than 1,000 housing units in contested East Jerusalem and several large West Bank settlements


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