Source: www.washingtoninstitute.org/fikraforum/view/why-palestinians-should-support-normalization-with-israel Mohammed S. Dajani, the Weston Fellow at The Washington Institute, founded the Wasatia movement of moderate Islam and previously worked as a professor of political science at al-Quds University in Jerusalem. Why Palestinians Should Support ‘Normalization’ with Israel September 16, 2016 Also available in العربية An interview with peace […]
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Biography: Shimon Peres
Biography of Shimon Peres http://www.mideastweb.org/bio-peres.htm Shimon Peres was born August 21, 1923 in Vishneva in White Russia (then Poland) near Volozhin, to Yitzhak and Sara Persky. In 1931 his father, Yitzhak Persky, emigrated to Palestine. His family followed two years later. Peres was initially enrolled in the Balfour “High School,” […]
Peace Requires Engagement between Israelis and Palestinians
Source: The Jerusalem Post Encountering Peace: Anti-anti-normalization By GERSHON BASKIN July 21, 2016 Thursday 15 Tammuz 5776 The main problem with the logic of the campaign is that Israel’s control over Palestinian territories will never end without an Israeli-Palestinian agreement. It has become increasingly difficult for organizations and individuals working […]
The illusion of ‘conflict management’ (Source: Ynet News) Op-ed: The problem is not a lack of political plans, it’s the lack of vision and a determined leadership. We should and must ask ourselves what is the vision for the State of Israel, and who are the leaders that could realize […]
100 peace organizations and no peace
100 peace organizations and no peace www.i24news.tv ‘Peace NGO Forum’ head Mossi Raz says the left is plagued by ego that prevents it from uniting the right way Lily Galili / Published: November 01st 2014 | 08:40am A few weeks ago, a group of prominent Israeli professors came to see […]
For a Packed Part of Jerusalem, Expansion Plans Have Built Mostly Outrage (NYT)
New York Times For a Packed Part of Jerusalem, Expansion Plans Have Built Mostly Outrage By JODI RUDOREN – NOV. 3, 2014 JERUSALEM — Residents jokingly refer to “Lower Ramat Shlomo”: In the parking area beneath apartments, instead of cars, wood-veneer doors mark homes fashioned illegally to accommodate a bursting population. Elsewhere […]
Meinungsumfrage in PA-Gebieten nach dem Gaza Krieg
– Von Beate Heithausen – * Aktuell ist eine Meinungsumfrage der Bürger aus den PA-Gebieten (Gaza-Hamas und Westjordanland-Fatah) vom Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research erschienen, aus der hervorgeht, dass die Unterstützung der Bürger für die Terrororganisation Hamas in beiden Gebieten gestiegen ist. Durch die Veröffentlichung der Meinungsumfrage entwickelte […]
Mathias Döpfner: Ich bin ein nichtjüdischer Zionist
Toespraak van Mathias Döpfner t.g.v. onderscheiding van de Award of Merit 2014 van de Joodse Orde B’nai B’rith. Deze toespraak heeft vooral betrekking op Duitsland, maar Döpfner beschrijft hierin ook zijn eigen visie, waarom Israël volgens hem belangrijk is voor de westerse wereld, en onderbouwt het met argumenten die ook […]
Public-Relation-Offensive der PA (Fatah/Hamas)
* Die Weltpresse verbreitet oft kritiklos die palästinensische Sichtweise * – Von Beate Heithausen – (hier niederländische Übersetzung) Seit einigen Jahren ist auffallend, wie sehr sich die „Öffentlichkeitsarbeit“ der Führungsparteien in Gaza/Hamas und dem Westjordanland/Fatah verändert hat, um nicht nur den „Opferstatus zu kultivieren“, sondern auch, um ein sogenanntes „gemäßigtes“ […]
Biography: Ariel Sharon
Biography of Ariel Sharon http://www.mideastweb.org/bio-sharon.htm Ariel Sharon was born Ariel Scheinermann in Kfar Malal, mandatory Palestine, on February 27, 1928. He joined the Haganah underground at the age of 14 in 1942 (1947 according to some sources).. During the 1948 War of Independence, he commanded an infantry company in the […]
Muslim Arabs in the IDF: Not a Matter of Religion
Published on: June 16 / June 20, 2013 Brothers Milad and Muhammad Atrash, Arab Muslims from the Galilee, volunteered to defend their country by enlisting in the IDF Over the next few minutes, the Golani Brigade’s soldiers who drafted in March of this year will swear allegiance to the State of […]
Oslo, 20 Years Later (Uri Savir)
Oslo, 20 Years Later By URI SAVIR Published: August 29, 2013 | New York Times TEL AVIV — In May 1993, I was the first Israeli to begin formal negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization, which resulted in the Oslo peace accords signed later in 1993 and Oslo II […]