Jul 23 2013 - 1:37pm What a Hamas!
July 23, 2013

Against strong opposition from some members, Hamas' political leadership effectively put all their chips on 32 red in the great Middle East strategic roulette wheel. But the ball just landed on 23 white.

Jul 22 2013 - 3:46pm How Netanyahu averted coalition crisis
July 22, 2013

Receiving a commitment that the talks will be held discretely could keep Bayit Yehudi in the coalition for an extended period of time, even as Israel’s chief negotiator, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, makes serious concessions at Netanyahu’s behest.

Jul 22 2013 - 3:45pm A Conscientious Objector Poses a Challenge to the Israeli Military
July 22, 2013

“You could see it as a victory,” Mr. Blanc said. He was spared a court-martial in a full military court that could have kept him behind bars for three years. “Maybe what made it easier for the army was that I was the only such declared conscientious objector of my year,” he said.

Jul 21 2013 - 4:14pm ATFP and APN foster dialogue on Israeli-Palestinian relations featuring interns and college students
July 21, 2013

On July 18th a unique gathering of college students and recent graduates discussed how to constructively talk about Israeli-Palestinian relations on campus. American, Israeli, Palestinian and international students sat in a circle at the Washington Center

Jul 21 2013 - 4:14pm ATFP and APN foster dialogue on Israeli-Palestinian relations featuring interns and college students
July 21, 2013

On July 18th a unique gathering of college students and recent graduates discussed how to constructively talk about Israeli-Palestinian relations on campus. American, Israeli, Palestinian and international students

Jul 19 2013 - 5:15pm Ziad Asali expresses confidence about success of Kerry's push for peace talks
July 19, 2013

Dr. Ziad Asali expressed confidence in Sec Kerry's efforts to bring the Israeli and Palestinians to the negotiating table. Asali was talking to Alarabiya TV one day before Sec Kerry announced, on Friday, the agreement of both sides to directly resume negotiations without preconditions.

Jul 19 2013 - 11:13am IDF: Troops wrong in detaining Palestinian boy
July 19, 2013

Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon instructs commanders to clarify to soldiers protocol for holding children

Jul 19 2013 - 11:12am Settlers pillaging the state
July 19, 2013

Ha'aretz: "The funds the settlers rob from the state are added to the lands they robbed from the Palestinians."

Jul 19 2013 - 11:10am This Could Actually Work
July 19, 2013

There is every reason to be pleased that talks are likely to resume, but also to be cautious about the likelihood for any immediate progress on final status issues. It is therefore essential that a set of parallel, bottom-up tracks be developed that support diplomatic efforts.

Jul 18 2013 - 1:11pm Self-Criticism in the Muslim Brotherhood?
July 18, 2013

We say this in order to highlight the astronomical distance that the Brotherhood must traverse in order to become an influential force in the modern world, the only world that exists in actual reality.


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