Jul 8 2014 - 10:33am Israel Steps Up Offensive Against Hamas in Gaza
July 8, 2014

Israel began an intensive aerial offensive in Gaza early Tuesday, bombing more than 50 targets, including at least four homes that the military said belonged to militants, after about 80 rockets were fired out of Gaza on Monday, reaching deep into southern Israel.​

Jul 7 2014 - 11:16am The United States should help close gaps between Israelis and Palestinians
July 7, 2014

The results may not be heroic, but they will reflect the essence of smart statecraft: Change the circumstances so that what you cannot achieve today you can achieve tomorrow or in time.

Jul 7 2014 - 11:13am Suspects confess to killing Palestinian teen
July 7, 2014

Three Israeli suspects in vigilante-style killing of Palestinian teenager who was abducted and burned to death last week confessed to the crime on Monday and were re-enacting the incident for authorities, an official said, as the country's leaders raced to contain a public uproar over the slaying.

Jul 7 2014 - 11:12am Israeli Judge Places US Teen Tariq Khdeir Under House Arrest
July 7, 2014

US teenager Tariq Khdeir, whose apparent beating by Israeli police in East Jerusalem has drawn U.S. concern, has been placed under house arrest.

Jul 3 2014 - 10:46am On Israel-Palestine and BDS
July 3, 2014

Palestinians can hope for no such savior. This is all the more reason why those who are sincerely dedicated to the Palestinian cause should avoid illusion and myth, and think carefully about the tactics they choose and the course they follow.

Jul 3 2014 - 10:44am Trading Fire With Militants, Israeli Troops Mass at Gaza
July 3, 2014

The Israeli military mobilized troops around the Gaza Strip on Thursday after Palestinian militants there fired some 30 rockets at southern Israel over 24 hours, two of which hit homes in the border town of Sderot, causing property damage but no injuries.

Jul 3 2014 - 10:38am US condemns 'heinous murder' of Palestinian teen
July 3, 2014

The Obama administration is condemning the killing of a Palestinian teenager as a "despicable act" and is calling on the perpetrators to be brought to justice.

Jul 2 2014 - 8:50pm BBC Video of ATFP Pres. Asali on the Violence in Palestine & Israel
July 2, 2014

ATFP President Dr. Zaid Asali spoke today on BBC America TV about the upsurge in violence in Palestine & Israel. A Palestinian boy in East Jerusalem was kidnapped & murdered in an apparent act of vengeance two days after the bodies of the three kidnapped & murdered Israeli teenagers were discovered

Jun 30 2014 - 10:30am Self-fulfilling prophecies are a danger to Iraq and Syria
June 30, 2014

The Middle East is not divided between government and mosque, failed national states and implausible nonstate parties. Nor is it in the grip of a broader sectarian confrontation. And for everyone’s sake, it had better stay that way. Let’s not wish ourselves into cataclysm before it’s too late.

Jun 30 2014 - 10:24am The U.S. must inject life into a moribund peace process
June 30, 2014

The current “pause” in Israeli-Palestinian peace process has allowed many unworkable ideas to surface. One idea has Israel annex 60% of West Bank & grant autonomy to Palestinians in remaining 40%. Another idea suggests 3 state solution. A third idea circulating focuses on 1 state solution.


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