Mar 5 2013 - 12:32pm This Is What the Challenges for Israel and Palestine Look Like
March 5, 2013

The real battle in the Middle East is between those who wish to see the region in general, and the Arab world in particular, modernize along the lines of universal values, and those who would impose their own versions of intolerance and authoritarianism.

Mar 5 2013 - 9:43am Gaza Gas Can't Help Palestinians
March 5, 2013

Gaza has been unable to properly exploit its own gas due to political and economic impediments with Israel, and due to internal division and the absence of legislative control.

Mar 5 2013 - 9:38am UN agency cancels Gaza marathon over ban on women
March 5, 2013

"We emphasize that the government had informed UNRWA about its approval to organize this event ... maintaining certain matters related to the customs and traditions of the Palestinian people."

Mar 5 2013 - 9:31am Israel takes heat for de facto segregation on new West Bank buses
March 5, 2013

"It's true that we can’t ride the 81 bus anymore just because we are Arab," says Mohammed Hassnein. "In my opinion, [the new bus] is racist because it’s not meant to facilitate our lives."

Mar 4 2013 - 3:06pm Kerry and Abbas hold surprise meet in Riyadh to discuss Israeli-Palestinian talks
March 4, 2013

The unscheduled meeting was added to Kerry's agenda at the last-minute, as the two leaders' visit to Saudi Arabia coincided; the U.S. secretary of state is currently wrapping up a nine-nation tour, his debut official trip abroad.

Mar 4 2013 - 3:03pm New Israeli coalition will have to freeze construction outside settlement blocs, Netanyahu's aides say.
March 4, 2013

Netanyahu updates President Shimon Peres on coalition process, blames holdup on unnamed parties' lack of will to join government with ultra-Orthodox.

Mar 4 2013 - 2:59pm Israel opens Palestinians-only bus lines in W. Bank
March 4, 2013

"Creating separate bus lines for Israeli Jews and Palestinians is a revolting plan," Jessica Montell, director of the B'Tselem rights group, said on Army Radio. "This is simply racism. Such a plan cannot be justified with claims of security needs or overcrowding."

Mar 1 2013 - 12:05pm History professor Yehuda Bauer: 'Netanyahu doesn't know history'
March 1, 2013

“The only way to remove the settlers − and I write about this in the book − is by means of pressure that will be exerted on Israel by the major powers which have no interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

Mar 1 2013 - 12:01pm Majority of Americans Want Equal Treatment for Israel, Palestinians but Sympathize More with Israel
March 1, 2013

While 31 percent responded that the U.S. should favor Israel over the Palestinians, 55 percent said that the U.S. should "treat both the same."

Mar 1 2013 - 11:50am A campaign to talk up a two-state solution
March 1, 2013

The question then is whether these leaders are willing to make a concerted effort to repeat such statements as part of a virtuous cycle, whereby one statement would reinforce another, rather than undermine it.


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