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. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch Time to Impose a Plan By [...]
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. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch The fuel for the flames How forces inside [...]
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. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch The Warped Mirror Monday Nov 19, 2012 The Hamas bombardment of Gaza [...]
Daniel and the One Voice team met with President Abbas in Ramallah on Daniel’s recent trip to the Middle East. During their visit, Daniel and the One Voice team briefed President Abbas on their efforts to couple the One Voice grassroots movement with economic development in the region to create positive facts on the ground [...]
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 [...]
Daniel made a presentation to a supporter for a new plan for peace in the Middle East. After their meeting, she forwarded him the following piece of wisdom from an old Jewish man, leading him to believe that perhaps he was not so persuasive. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna Storch Wisdom from an Old [...]
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. Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Julianna [...]
In Thomas Friedman’s poignant New York Times piece this week, he asked Muslim demonstrators wreaking havoc at our embassies abroad to “look in the mirror.” Many outraged demonstrators are claiming, “We never insult any prophet — not Moses, not Jesus — so why can’t we demand that Muhammad be respected?” Friedman responds by first clarifying that no [...]
After a deadly attack at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, followed by attacks on the U.S. Embassies in Sana’a and Cairo this week, the media widely reported the catalyst to be an anti-Islam film created by Jewish Israeli-American Sam Bacile. Bacile, at the center of this global controversy, claimed that 100 Jewish donors provided him [...]
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. Spotted by Daniel [...]