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2010-02-21
How settlers prevented the construction of a Palestinian hospital
Director of the Settlement Watch project for Israel's Peace Now movement, Hagit Ofran, remarks on how a small contingent of settlers set the political...
2010-02-21
ANALYSIS: Broken 'engagement' in the Middle East
US President Barack Obama's efforts to 'reach out' to the Muslim world have only emphasized the disconnect between his administration and their potential...
2010-02-20
COMMENT: The black humor of the Goldstone report
As the UN dithers while people keep dying in Gaza, writes international lawyer Curtis Doebbler, it appears those of us who believed that things would change...
2010-02-19
COMMENT: Israel needs to talk human rights
Israel must learn to speak the language of human rights and cooperate with the international community if it wants to join it, writes media expert Gilad...
2010-02-17
FACTBOX-A brief history of Israeli espionage scandals
A look back into historical scandals involving Israel's Mossad and other intelligence agencies
2010-02-14
Usher: US choosing confrontation with Iran
The US decision in late January to ramp up weapons systems in the Gulf can only mean on thing, argues reporter Graham Usher.
2010-02-11
Not valid forever
Ghassan Khatib says the idea of a land swap for settlements cannot stay on the table indefinitely.
2010-02-03
COMMENT: Blair, Gaza's great betrayer
It's more than a year since Israel launched its immoral attack on Gaza and Palestinians are still living on the verge of a humanitarian disaster. So what...
2010-02-03
COMMENT: Fear of peace will be the death of Israel
Columnist Bradley Burston responds to the argument from the Israeli-right that peace with the Arabs will be the death of Israel.
2010-02-01
Robert Fisk: Why does the US turn a blind eye to Israeli bulldozers?
As Israel's settlement policy destroys the chance for a two-state solution, so too does it destroy the chance for peace. Internationally renowned author...
2010-01-25
COMMENT: Israel's NGO crackdown spells trouble
Last week saw the latest move in the Israeli government's clampdown on those working in solidarity with the Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories
2010-01-21
READ: Stinging criticism of Barak's granting university status to a settlement college
Defense Minister Ehud Barak may have surprised some by designating as a university the college in Ariel settlement, but Yossi Sarid was not fooled
2010-01-20
COMMENT: The perpetual process for impossible peace
Yasser Arafat has been dead for five years, the oval office has seen four new presidents, the Israelis had seven new prime ministers, Yugoslavia disintegrated...
2010-01-20
BLOG: Palestinian Authority will have to give in
As US envoy George Mitchell comes to visit the region, Palestinians should prepare for their government to acquiesce, writes Sami Abdel Shafi in bitterlemons.org.
2010-01-18
ANALYSIS: Egypt's wall sends strong message
Egypt's new wall on the Gaza border is causing Hamas to press the boundaries of its relationship with its neighbor.
2010-01-10
Henry Siegman: 'It's time to impose solution'
An imposed solution in the Middle East simply means getting both sides to live up to committments that they have each made in signed agreements
2010-01-10
BLOG: Syria sits on top of the region
Nobody should underestimate the power of the Syrian regime, writes professor Elias Samo.
2010-01-07
BLOG: What Israelis think about Gaza
The Israeli press seems immune to Gaza's blockade and the plight of its residents one year after the Gaza war.
2009-06-29
INTERVIEW: Fayyad to Palestinians: Yes we can!
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is influencing a new positive Yes-We-Can message to Palestinians. Fayyad believes that a positive outlook is how Palestine...
2009-03-18
BLOG: Why did Fayyad resign?
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad plans to resign by the end of the month. Some say his success was his downfall.