Boycott Blues
May 14, 2010 Left-wing groups in Europe and the U.S. have had little success with their broader "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" campaign but a targeted boycott of settlement-made goods would have a better chance of gaining momentum. |
Beyond negotiations: Palestinian strategies for advancing peace
May 14, 2010 While the Palestinian leadership is committed to a negotiated agreement, they are not relying solely on American leadership or Israeli sincerity and are developing parallel, complementary tracks that they can control and which bolster diplomacy. |
Barak: Ministers' provocations over Jerusalem harming Israel's interests
May 13, 2010 Defense Minister slams Lieberman, Aharonovitch and Yishai for denying reports of deal with U.S. on Jerusalem construction freeze. |
US raises issue of settler violence
May 13, 2010 A senior US official expressed concern on Wednesday with the violence of some settlers, and said the US would like to see better results in Israeli law enforcement and prevention of these types of activities. |
Readout of the President’s Call with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority
May 12, 2010 The President reiterated his strong support for the establishment of an independent, viable Palestinian state living in peace and security with Israel. |
Jerusalem Old City Initiative Releases New Peace Plan
May 12, 2010 Al-Omari: "The way the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations work, this issue will not be touched until the leaders come in and decide on sovereignty and then we are going to have a week for the negotiators to come in and actually put the practical issues on the table." |
What Do Israelis Think of Obama?
May 12, 2010 It’s true that a disturbingly large number of Israelis see him in crudely sinister terms: in the Haaretz poll, 27 percent of respondents said they believe Obama is “anti-Semitic.” |
ATFP President on al-Arabiyya
May 11, 2010 Dr. Ziad Asali discusses the new Israeli-Palestinian indirect negotiations |
Main obstacle to peace psychological
May 11, 2010 The two-state solution is not the best solution. It is the only solution. The alternative is not a democratic, secular bi-national state, because such a state will not come into being. |
UN report says human security absent in Palestine
May 11, 2010 The widespread absence of human security in the occupied Palestinian territory has impeded progress for Palestinians, the latest UN Human Deveopment Report found. |