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.
If Israel Wants Peace…
What would it really take for Israel to walk the road to peace?
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.
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?
Review: ‘Midnight on the Mavi Marmara’
A new book on the international aid flotilla attacked by Israel sets the record straight.
Empty Promises: Obama Takes His Middle East Peace Plan to the UN
“International law is not an empty promise” — except apparently for Palestinians.
‘They’ Are Not Taking ‘Our’ Jobs
If you’re upset about the unemployment rate, don’t blame immigrants.
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.
War Talk, Peace Talk
Talk of war with Iran and peace in the Middle East are two sides of the same coin.
We Need Peace Talks, Not Photo Ops
Phyllis Bennis on Russia Today.
Israel and the Rise of Ultra-Semitism
Israeli sentiment edging ever closer to ethnic cleansing.