As the Palestinian Delegation gears up to make their case for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations, Yonatan Touval makes an interesting proposal in his New York Times piece to work towards a Security Counsel Resolution rather than General Assembly recognition.
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Ambassador Dennis Ross examines the conflict in Gaza from all sides, pinpointing the pivotal position that Egypt plays in fueling or ending the current violence in the region. See Ambassador Ross’s full Daily News opinion piece after the jump.
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The Jerusalem Post Blog published often misreported facts about Hamas’s hand in harming the people of the Gaza Strip. See more details about Hamas’s tactics that put its civilians in harm’s way after the jump.
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John Lyndon from One Voice Europe spotted and shared the article below. While the conflict does deeply impact the broader region and it is vital to end the occupation for the sake of Palestinians AND Israelis and the entire region, this is a refreshing perspective about the benefits that moving to end the conflict will bring to the Arab people as well.
Zahava Gal-On, chief of Israeli political party Meretz, presented her peace plan to replace the Oslo Accords. In her plan, outlined in the Haaretz piece below, Gal-On recognizes the benefit to Israel of recognizing a Palestinian state and aims to help the Palestinian state gain acceptance in the UN.
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In the New Yorker’s online News Desk David Remnick draws attention to the damage done by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the international stage with his “Neocon Strategy.” He specifically criticizes the way in which Netanyahu has inserted himself into American politics with derision of Obama and an alliance with Romney.
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Alon Pinkas provides a hopeful take on the growing moderate majority within Israel and the American Jewish community for the Israel Policy Forum. With the OneVoice Movement, we will continue to amplify that moderate voice and leverage it towards creating a peaceful solution.
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In light of the civil court case surrounding Rachel Corrie’s death this week, NGO Monitor released a statement holding the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) responsible for Corrie’s death. NGO Monitor calls attention to the often violent rhetoric and practice of the ISM with which Corrie was involved. If the ISM continues to encourage members to put themselves in dangerous and life-threatening situations, they will only cause further tragedy.
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OneVoice Movement Israel spokesperson Tal Harris speaks to Israeli media in front of man-made ice wall, symbolising the freeze in peace negotiations.
OneVoice Movement Israel teamed up with J14 protesters in Tel Aviv to link calls for social justice and demands for ending the conflict for the first time. Together, they erected an ice wall to symbolize the “freeze” in peace talks that is becoming ever more costly for Israelis. See OneVoice Movement’s press release for the event after the jump.
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Dr. Ephraim Sneh is always on target with his strategic analysis of the politics in play in the Middle East. This is no less the case in his latest piece about the state of affairs between Israel and the US vis-a-vis Iran for the Israel Policy Forum.
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