Apr 1 2014 - 10:59am Israel: Vandals spray hate graffiti on monastery
April 1, 2014

Israeli police say vandals have scrawled hate graffiti on a Catholic monastery in central Israel and slashed the tires of nearby cars.

Mar 31 2014 - 11:28am ‘Tough love’ will keep Israel and the Palestinians straight
March 31, 2014

Israel is used to indulgence from the West, but it’s beginning to experience unexpected and uncomfortable forms of pressure. The Palestinians are used to being pressured by the West regarding Israel, but not on internal governance.

Mar 31 2014 - 11:22am What Israeli Palestinian mutual recognition really means
March 31, 2014

Israeli and Palestinian leaders, negotiating in good faith to achieve a two-state solution, can certainly agree on a recognition formula – as was done by negotiators in the Geneva Initiative.

Mar 31 2014 - 11:20am Kerry to Mideast at critical point in peace talks
March 31, 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry headed back to the Middle East on Monday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders as peace talks have reached a critical make-or-break point.

Mar 28 2014 - 3:48pm ATFP's Ghaith Al-Omari on Peace Talks Panel at Theater J
March 28, 2014

ATFP Executive Director Ghaith Al-Omari joined a panel at Theater J in Washington, DC, on March 27 to discuss "Breakdown to Breakthrough: From First Intifada to the White House Lawn." Al-Omari was joined by Dennis Ross and Tamara Cofman Wittes.

Mar 28 2014 - 10:56am Americans pushing hard to get Israel and Palestinians to extend talks
March 28, 2014

Senior American officials have been holding marathon meetings over the past 48 hours with PM Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. They are attempting to resolve the crisis over the release of Palestinian prisoners and to reach an agreement to extend negotiations past April 29.​

Mar 28 2014 - 10:52am Palestinian Family Feuding
March 28, 2014

There was a great deal of hype surrounding President Obama and PA President Mahmoud Abbas' March 17 White House; many thought it would be a critical juncture in the negotiations sponsored by Secretary of State John Kerry. But Palestinians didn’t seem particularly interested in following it.

Mar 28 2014 - 10:46am Palestinians: Israel will not release prisoners Saturday
March 28, 2014

The Israeli government has backed down from its commitment to release the fourth and last group of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, Palestinian leader Jibril Rajoub told AFP on Friday. However, it is far from certain any such release was actually scheduled to take place.

Mar 27 2014 - 11:02am Spies, Swaps, and Sins of Omission
March 27, 2014

I am still betting that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be able to come up with some fix that will get Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the April 29 deadline for a framework accord and into the great beyond of yet more negotiations.

Mar 27 2014 - 10:58am Kerry in Jordan for Talks With Palestinian Leader
March 27, 2014

In an effort to salvage the Middle East peace talks, Secretary of State John Kerry met here on Wednesday evening with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.


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