August 12, 2010 - 11:34am Yishai: PM set to build in blocs only
August 12, 2010

Netanyahu will resume building only in the settlement blocs Israel will likely keep under an agreement with the Palestinians when the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria ends on September 26, Interior Minister Eli Yishai predicted on Wednesday.

August 12, 2010 - 11:32am What If the Palestine Issue was Resolved?
August 12, 2010

Many Arabs and Muslims cannot imagine the possibility of this ever happening. They cannot imagine by what means, and in what period, and under what conditions this issue can ever be solved? How will we live if the Palestinian cause came to an end?

August 12, 2010 - 11:29am ATFP/APN program joins Palestinians and Israelis as interns in the District
August 12, 2010

Rabinovich, an Israeli, would work for a Palestinian advocacy group. Ashour, a Palestinian, would work for a pro-Israel peace group. As four-day-a-week interns, they would do research, meet foreign-policy experts and do typical internship grunt work.

August 11, 2010 - 10:37am US officials optimistic about direct talks
August 11, 2010

"We're almost there," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the diplomacy.

August 11, 2010 - 10:25am Palestinian Justice Ministry wants clearer separation of powers
August 11, 2010

The justice sector under the Palestinian Authority needs a clear separation of powers and a clarified jurisdictional scheme to make it more effective, officials from the Ministry of Justice say.

August 10, 2010 - 10:27am Three times no
August 10, 2010

Akiva Eldar: As decision time on direct peace talks approaches, the PA's Mahmoud Abbas stands between a rock and a hard place.

August 10, 2010 - 10:22am Hamas' many-splendored contradictions
August 10, 2010

Hussein Ibish: Hamas' opposition to a peace agreement serves both its own domestic interests and those of its regional allies and patrons.

August 9, 2010 - 10:18am Abbas agrees on peacekeeping forces in future Palestinian state regardless of religion: aide
August 9, 2010

Abbas reiterated on many occasions that he will not accept the presence of any "Israeli" soldiers, not Jews, in the peace keeping forces. "We all know that there are many non-Jews in the Israeli army, so the issue is not ethnic."

August 9, 2010 - 10:16am The new ghetto
August 9, 2010

There is little the current government can do to change the world’s attitude toward Israel – except change its policy on peace.

August 6, 2010 - 10:07am Stand against Israel's extremists
August 6, 2010

Being pro-Israel means taking a strong stance against violence that threatens the integrity and well-being of the state, even when perpetrated by Israeli Jews.


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