Do you feel that the politics behind environmental issues in Israel-Palestine are being sidelined?
A couple of weeks ago, Green Prophet reported on the news tha t Israelis and Palestinians were working together to build a restorative eco-park . It was a relatively feel-good piece showing that despite the political conflict, joint projects could be useful in building bridges between the two nations. One commentator, however, felt that our coverage was politically naïve.
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Comedic perspectives can help people see an issue with fresh eyes as contradictions become more apparent and the laughter helps overcome natural bias to various degrees, something which is needed in the Israel-Palestine debate. Introduction: In Obama's speech at the UN he spent a great deal of time trying to explain why he believes Palestine should not negotiate through the UN in any manner, even though Israel was created through the UN as well. Obama's speech had so little substance that he...Read Full Story
Prime Minister Netanyahu discusses peace process with U.S. President Obama
The following are key findings of the most recent poll conducted jointly by the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah. Amidst a turbulent Middle East and the political and diplomatic stalemate between the two sides, the December poll shows an increase in support for the Clinton...Read Full Story
WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - When President Barack Obama brokered the relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks last September and set a one-year goal for reaching a deal, few thought he would succeed where so many others had failed. But hardly anyone could have predicted that Obama would now be facing one of the sharpest blows to U.S. prestige in decades of Middle East diplomacy -- a Palestinian threat to defy him and push for statehood at the United Nations next week. That unilateral move not...Read Full Story
Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place
Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music
Muslim and Jewish Women in Nazareth
'We can live in peace'...John Lennon (photo: Dafna Tal)
Mahzor
New York Public Library
Sarajevo Haggadah
Mah Nishtanah
Antaea Darom
Israeli women's art
Torah as music
Ben Heine
ceramic bowl
Mohammad Said Kalash, "Offering Reconciliation...Read Full Story
Israeli-Palestinian peace can only be achieved through a joint partition agreement, Gershon Baskin, co-chairman of the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information, said in a lecture titled “Is Israeli-Palestinian Peace Still Possible?” in the Rockefeller Center on Monday.
The tragedy of the conflict is that a territorial partition would easily resolve the disagreement if the Israelis and Palestinians genuinely believed that the other...
A friend asked how activists keep going when so many people engage in corruption, stealing, lying, cheating, and harming others. Here in occupied Palestine, there are plenty of people who do these things and they are both Israelis and Palestinians.
By Sami ZaatariPoliticians and supporters of Israel often use analogies to try and paint the Palestinians as the bad guys, the villains who are responsible for the conflict, and the party that is responsible for there being no chance of peace. We saw an example of this displayed at the Republican Primary debate held in Florida, where both Mitt Romney, and Newt Gringrich laid complete blame on the Israel-Palestine conflict right on the shoes of...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hopes the upcoming meeting in the Russian capital of the diplomatic group supporting the Middle East peace process will lead to direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Members of the so ...
Kansas City StarIsraeli-Palestinian talks resumeUPI.com14 (UPI) -- Talks between Israelis and Palestinians resumed Saturday in Amman, Jordan, although neither side seems optimistic about the outcome, officials said. "If we agree on a common ground, then we go to negotiations; but if the ground is not there ...As Palestinians and Israelis Complete Their Third Round of Talks in Amman ...SYS-CON Media (press release)Where Exactly Is Biblical...
DigitalJournal.comPeace deal support growing for both Palestinians and IsraelisDigitalJournal.comJTA, the Global news service of the Jewish People reports that the survey also revealed that the majority of both Israelis and Palestinians are quite sure that the other side is opposed to such a settlement. A very sticky issue is the Israeli ...Palestinians' plightOman Tribune'The mic is stronger than the gun'Jerusalem PostFatah official quizzed...
The HinduA Year for Elections, Not Mideast PeaceWall Street JournalBy ELLIOTT ABRAMS Last week Israelis and Palestinians held talks for the first time since September 2010. Back then, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met at the White House, under bright lights and with ...Obama, Netanyahu speak on Iran developmentsDaily CallerObama, Netanyahu talk after peace contacts resumeChicago Tribuneall 2...
HaaretzIsraeli, Palestinians fight on Gaza borderNEWS.com.auISRAELIS and Palestinians have fought across the Gaza border, with Israeli tank fire wounding two men at the frontier and Palestinians firing a rocket into southern Israel, medics and the army say. Israeli tanks fired at a group of Palestinians who ...Abbas to pursue UN bid despite talks pushOman TribuneIncidents of unrest occur in Gaza, S. Israel, West BankKuwait News AgencyMore Bad...
SalonA win for progressives on IsraelSalonDonna Edwards, a Maryland Democrat who is associated with J Street, which argues for a more progressive US policy on the Israel-Palestine conflict, has staved off a challenge from a fellow Democrat who sought to raise money by running to her right on ...and more »
Petra News AgencyKing starts working visit to USJordan DirectionsThe meetings will touch on ways to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israelis based on the two-state solution. On Monday, King Abdullah will meet with members of the Jordanian community living in various states. The King will Wednesday hold ...Obama, Jordan's King to Discuss Mideast CrisesVoice of Americaall 5 news articles »
The OneVoice Movement will activate its grassroots network of moderate Israelis and Palestinians from across the political and religious spectrum on an unprecedented scale. These citizens will push their leaders toward progress and negotiations with strength and conviction, demanding accountability to the will of the people, while marginalizing...more
The OneVoice Movement will activate its grassroots network of moderate Israelis and Palestinians from across the political and religious spectrum on an unprecedented scale. These citizens will push their leaders toward progress and negotiations with strength and conviction, demanding accountability to the will of the people, while marginalizing their outnumbered extremist counterparts. People on both sides will stand united as “OneVoice” against violent extremism – serving notice to their leaders and to the world that they are ready to take action and will accept nothing less than a negotiated two-state solution to the conflict.
01/25/07 Press Release: Ordinary Palestinians and Israelis Ask World Leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos, “What Are You Willing to Do To End the Conflict?” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Western Michigan University Magazine - Youth leaders Nelly Soudah and Adi Frum from the OneVoice Movement, a non-partisan, grassroots Israeli-Palestinian organization, will discuss the conflict in the