Ron Ben Yishai described in this piece a 4-phase Palestinian plan to achieve Statehood without having to give up the right of return or recognize Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people or otherwise end claims. This may end up being the only way to get to a Palestinian state given the lack of [...]
Lindsay Levin’s extraordinary book, Invisible Giants, highlights those who overcome obstacles to change the world around them. Read a review of Invisible Giants, written by One Voice Europe Executive Director, John Lyndon after the jump. March 07, 2013 Invisible Giants: OneVoice Supporter Highlighting Global Leadership This Tuesday, I was lucky enough to attend the launch of a [...]
Joshua Prager, who just gave poignant TED talk, was among a group of TEDsters who partnered with the OneVoice Movement on a TED Challenge to find ways to support moderates in the Middle East. His newest book, Half Life: Reflections from Jerusalem on a Broken Neck, is now available as an ebook on Amazon, and I can’t wait to read it! [...]
This encouraging Haaretz piece highlights Kerry’s determination to achieve a peace agreement in Obama’s second term. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch John Kerry ‘determined’ to get Palestinian Authority, Israel to reach peace agreement Sources close to Kerry report that the new U.S. Secretary of State aims for a peace deal [...]
It’s encouraging to see Palestinians adopting text books that present both the Israeli and Palestinian narratives. Read more after the jump. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch PA adopts textbook, banned in Israel, offering both sides’ narratives Palestinian Education Ministry’s adoption of book marks first time Israeli position is presented to West [...]
OneVoice and the PeaceWorks Foundation have been working for several months now on a major new initiative to enable ordinary citizens as well as companies, groups and governments – Palestinian, Israeli, or international – to contribute towards building positive facts on the ground that will advance and cement a two state reality and create the [...]
The absurd alliance of Argentina and Iran to jointly investigate a 1994 terrorist attack against the Buenos Aires Jewish Community Center circumvents justice channels by allowing Iranians to absolve themselves of any blame from the prosecutor’s chair. Andres Oppenheimer further explores the complexities in his Miami Herald piece after the jump. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by [...]
Israeli Diplomat Alon Pinkas publicly berates Prime Minister Netanyahu for jeopardizing Israel’s vital alliance with the United States in his Yedioth Ahronot piece. Read Pinkas’s full article after the jump. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch THE FRAGILE ALLIANCE By Alon Pinkas | Published in Yedioth Ahronot January 17, 2013 US President Barack Obama told [...]
I requested permission from a friend to reprint the message he sent me. It is so depressing yet so prevalent among most people across the world, the vast majority of whom are just fed up with the Israeli-Arab conflict, and with Israelis and Palestinians in particular. And what is important to note is that this [...]
As Chemi Shalev points out in this article, Chuck Hagel’s positions on the Arab-Israeli conflict are right on target, even if his positions on Iran and Hezbollah may rightly concern those (including me) who see the Iranian regime as ideologically & fanatically committed to develop nuclear weapons that MUST be stopped. But the whole wave [...]