What Comes Next: Rights, Not ‘Arrangements,’ for Palestinians
On the ground, in the real world, of course there is no longer any possibility of a real “two-state” solution.
SodaStream: Set the Bubbles Free? First, Set Palestinians Free
No matter how you feel about their Super Bowl commercials, don’t buy from SodaStream, a company headquartered in an Israeli settlement in the Palestinian West Bank.
“Non-Member Observer Status” a Hollow Victory for Abbas
For President Mahmoud Abbas, the vote was a last-ditch attempt to boost his increasingly diminished relevance.
Hitham’s Tale
The military disparity between Israel and Gaza is but the most violent among many.
A Tale of Two Speeches
Palestinian Chairman Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the United Nations, told of the worst of times
Khaled Meshal and Hamas Go Their Separate Ways
Former Hamas leader Meshal envisions himself replacing the aging Mahmoud Abbas as head of the Palestinian Authority.
Palestinian Demonstrators Underscore the Palestinian Authority’s Legitimacy Problem
The PA has total control over neither its own funds nor its security forces.
Bipartisan Assault on Middle East Peace
Democrats joined Republicans in passing a new bill that makes peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors all the more difficult
A Silver Lining for Palestine?
The author explores Washington’s vitriolic response to the Palestinian Authority’s plan to declare statehood.
Abbas at the United Nations a Game Changer? Maybe.
With the bid for Member State status at the UN, no longer is the failed U.S.-controlled “peace process” the only diplomatic game in town.
Obama, Israel, and the 1967 Borders
The director of our New Internationalism project commented on President Obama’s Middle East speech urging for a peace process based on the 1967 borders and land swaps.
Palestine Papers Cause More Heartburn in Washington
Newly released documents are likely to destroy the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
Israel’s Olmert Comes to Washington
UPFJ Talking Points # 40: Olmert wins US support for the Sharon-initiated plan for a unilateral Israeli move in the West Bank.