Which Knot Needs to Be Unraveled First — Israel-Palestine or Iran’s Nuclear Program?
Does President Obama have enough political capital to lead the Middle-East peace process?
Bribing Israel: Enhancing the Swag
What’s supposed to be the main point of it all — new negotiations leading to something remotely resembling a just, lasting and comprehensive peace — is simply not on the agenda of either Israel or the U.S.
Housing Demolition in East Jerusalem
As a way to maintain its control in East Jerusalem, the Israeli government has been displacing Palestinians through housing demolition orders.
Israel’s Shrinking Minority Rights
Israeli abuses in the Occupied Territories have been well publicized. Less well known is the treatment of Palestinians living inside Israel.
If Israel Wants Peace…
What would it really take for Israel to walk the road to peace?
Canada on Ice: at the UN
Longtime UN champion Canada’s recent failure to win a non-permanent seat on the Security Council speaks volumes about the global community’s reaction to Stephen Harper’s reactionary international positions.
U.S. Scrambles to Save Peace Talks
With a key Arab League meeting delayed until Friday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is scrambling to keep one-month-old direct Israeli- Palestinian peace talks alive.
Middle-East Peace Talks: Thin Pickings for Abbas
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has yielded little, but has bolstered his own political standing without jeopardizing U.S. support.
Senate Again Undermines Obama’s Middle-East Peace Efforts
Once again, as President Obama pressures Israel to freeze expansion of its settlements, leading Congressional Democrats have joined with Republicans to try to stop him.
No Mean Feat: Justifying Israel’s Nukes Without Acknowledging Them
Expecting Arab states to go along with the pretense that Israel has no nuclear weapons is a sick joke.
Phyllis Bennis on al-Jazeera & US Trying New Bribes for Settlement Slow-Down
The Obama administration is offering lots of new carrots and a pretty weak stick in hopes of winning just a temporary 60-day extension of Israel’s settlement slow-down.
Israeli-Palestinian Talks in Jeopardy: Does it Matter?
Join the US Campaign to End Israeli Occupation for this discussion with Phyllis Bennis who will give an update and analysis on the current talks for peace in the occupied territories. Phyllis will also be signing her books, the latest update of her Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer as well as this year’s Ending the US War in Afghanistan: A Primer.
Israel’s Settlement Freeze Is Over…So What?
The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will almost certainly continue with or without a settlement freeze — but does that really matter?
Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN
“International law is not an empty promise” — except apparently for Palestinians.
With Abuse of Palestinian Children, IDF Hits New Low
Reports that members of the IDF abuse Palestinian youths raises questions about the Israeli character and culture.