Israel Defiant on Settlements as Peace Talks Open
2013-08-15
Advertisements My report for Inter Press on restarting peace talks while Israel says “Build, baby, build.”Continue Reading
Mideast Peace Talks Get New Lease on Life
2013-07-30
Advertisements Six months of United States diplomatic efforts have finally restarted talks between Israelis and Palestinians, yet pessimism about their potential for success persists. On Monday, negotiators from both sides met in Washington for the first time since talks broke off three years ago, amid Israel’s refusal to concede toContinue Reading
B’Tselem Spokesperson Shot By Border Police
2013-07-20
Advertisements My friend, Sarit Michaeli, B’Tselem’s tireless spokesperson, was shot in the thigh with a rubber-coated bullet by Israeli Border Police Friday during the weekly demonstration at a-Nabi Saleh, The Palestinian village has suffered from Israel taking parts of its land and the nearby settlement of Halamish stealing its alreadyContinue Reading
Kerry’s Last-Ditch Effort As Quixotic As Ever
2013-06-25
Advertisements On the eve of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s fifth trip of the year to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, little has changed. Despite Kerry’s entreaties not only to both parties but also to Jewish-Americans to come into his “Tent of the Peace Process,” every indication on the ground is,Continue Reading
Europe Urged to Step into Breach of Failed Mideast Peace
2013-05-07
Advertisements via IPS News The Oslo peace process has failed and Europe must take stronger leadership in the Middle East, according to a distinguished group of former European leaders that is pushing for a stronger and more independent European stance on the Israeli occupation. And some United States analysts believe theContinue Reading