Jun 5 2013 - 9:43am Israel's AG: Absentee properties in East Jerusalem can be confiscated
June 5, 2013

A law passed in 1950 decrees anyone living in an enemy state or outside Israel is considered an absentee, and his property goes to the Custodian of Absentee Property. After the 1967 War, property holding residents of Jerusalem learned they had been deemed absentees without ever leaving their homes.

Jun 5 2013 - 9:41am In hi-tech, Gaza Sky Geeks sees way to break through isolation
June 5, 2013

Reem Omran, a petite dynamo with impeccable English and sparkly gold shoes, has grand plans to grow bushels of Gaza entrepreneurs. “We want to prove that yes, those start-ups, those entrepreneurs [and] freelancers from Gaza … are able to compete and produce those Web and mobile applications.”

Jun 5 2013 - 9:37am Israel Lives the Joseph Story
June 5, 2013

Together, Israelis and Palestinians actually have the power to model what a decent, postauthoritarian, multireligious Arab state could look like. Nothing would address both people’s long-term strategic needs better.

Jun 4 2013 - 10:35am Hamas Islamization Policies Mold Gaza
June 4, 2013

The difference between the governments in the West Bank and Gaza is the difference between the nationalist governments and the Islamist governments in the region as a whole: The former deprive people of their freedom in public while the latter deprive them of their liberty in private.

Jun 4 2013 - 10:31am Sec. Kerry's Remarks at the American Jewish Committee Global Forum
June 4, 2013

"Resolving this conflict for both sides can have far-reaching benefits that will be in everybody’s interest. And the reverse is also true: Not resolving this will result in serious consequences for both. We can’t let the absence of peace become a self-fulfilling prophesy.”

Jun 4 2013 - 10:25am ATFP Statement on the Appointment of New Palestinian PM Hamdallah
June 4, 2013

ATFP calls upon the Administration and Congress to continue supporting the PA in its quest to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through a negotiated peace agreement, and efforts to maintain and build upon its recent progress in developing more transparent and effective governance institutions.

Jun 3 2013 - 4:19pm Palestinian Authority Selects Professor to Be Next Premier
June 3, 2013

"President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority on Sunday appointed the president of a large West Bank university to serve as his next prime minister, replacing Salam Fayyad, who resigned in mid-April, and settling months of political uncertainty, at least temporarily."

Jun 3 2013 - 4:10pm U.S. will drop peace process if Israelis, Palestinians aren't serious, senior American official warns
June 3, 2013

“If U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry determines that Israelis and Palestinians are not serious about the peace process, he will abandon his efforts on the matter, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.”

Jun 3 2013 - 4:07pm Arab Idol: No Bieber fever in Gaza
June 3, 2013

"Mohammed Assaf, who grew up in this crowded refugee camp performing with his pianist sister, has suddenly become one of the Arab world’s hottest singing sensations."

May 31 2013 - 11:02am Militias like Hezbollah Spell Downfall of Arab States
May 31, 2013

“The ramifications will not be limited to Syria and Lebanon, but will reverberate throughout the Arab World. It illustrates the dire consequences of the rise of armed militias where the state has dissolved, and its unifying identify has shattered.”


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