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The endgame lurking behind Netanyahu’s new settlement policy
Netanyahu’s new settlement policy doesn’t just pave the way for massive construction in the West Bank — it also, with the blessing of a right-wing U.S. president, risks freezing Palestinians out of the diplomatic process entirely. By Mitchell Plitnick On March 30, the Israeli government announced that it had approved the first new settlement in…
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April 13, 2017
Nobody is coming to end the occupation
The Americans are disengaging from the conflict, the EU won’t go beyond half-measures, and the Palestinian Authority is on the verge of implosion. So what happens next? In meetings between top-ranking Israeli and American officials over the past few weeks, the United States reportedly demanded that Benjamin Netanyahu outline steps he is willing to take…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
November 28, 2015
One- or two-state solution? The answer is both (or neither)
The two-state solution is not a progressive cause and neither is a single-state solution — they are just possible means to an end. The only possible goal for progressive politics in Israel/Palestine can be full human, civil and political rights for everyone living on this land. Every now and then a comment on this blog…
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Noam Sheizaf
September 2, 2014
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The occupation will last forever, Netanyahu clarifies
When Abbas joins the next UN body and signs the next international treaty or makes his next move aimed at advancing statehood, remember why he is doing so. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday put to rest any lingering speculation or hopes that the long-comatose two-state solution might ever be revived. All of a…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
July 11, 2014
How will the EU elections affect Israel-Palestine?
The EU’s measures on settlements, limited as they were, remain a source of serious concern in Jerusalem. Some in the Israeli Right hope that the rise of the ‘Euro-Skeptics’ will rid Israel of the problem. The year 2013 was a turning point with regards to the European Union’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Until then, one…
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Noam Sheizaf
May 28, 2014
The blame game, then the shame game
Neither Israeli nor Palestinian leaders prepared their constituencies for the eventual historic change should Kerry have been successful. On the contrary, Netanyahu applied every trick up his sleeve to play the blame game, diverting maximum blame onto the Palestinians. By Ilan Baruch In his speech in Jerusalem a year ago, President Obama told us peace in…
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May 12, 2014
Abbas’ generous offer to Israel
The details of the unprecedented offer Israel got from the Palestinian leadership have been revealed – along with the Israeli response. Still, if you only listen to the Israeli media, you might think it was Abbas who got cold feet. A new theory is taking shape in Israel these days: according to some heavyweight analysts…
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Noam Sheizaf
May 7, 2014
Settlers fear prisoner release deal, extension of talks
Netanyahu has probably spent his Passover vacation trying to reach a deal that would enable the settlers to save face and stay in the government while peace talks continue. The Right is launching campaigns to convince right-wing politicians to vote ‘no.’ With a little more than a week left until the formal deadline for the…
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Noam Sheizaf
April 20, 2014
‘PLO to join 48 int’l organizations, treaties if talks fail’
The current round of peace talks can only continue if the U.S. changes its approach, a senior Fatah official says. The PLO will seek membership in an additional 48 international organizations, treaties and conventions if peace talks are not salvaged by the end of this month, Ma’an news agency quoted senior Palestinian official and Fatah…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
April 7, 2014
Netanyahu’s ‘gift’ of Palestinian statehood
Statements by Israel’s prime minister give insight into the — problematic — way he views peace talks with the Palestinians. And Naftali Bennett’s emptiest threat yet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated one of the most problematic views that he and his government hold — that any future Palestinian state, if there ever…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
April 6, 2014
A hard choice faces the Palestinians
Politically, this is a moment of opportunity, but it carries a painful human price. The Palestinians have “won” the Kerry peace initiative: the Obama administration is blaming both sides for its likely failure, not just the Palestinian side, which is the most they could have expected. The New York Times editorial goes one better: it…
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Larry Derfner
April 3, 2014
Diplomatic process in crisis: Staying away is Kerry’s best move
Kerry’s team has been so sensitive to Netanyahu’s political needs that it kept handing the Israeli prime minister political achievements without getting anything in return. This dynamic has been put on hold now, and Kerry should probably thank Abbas for that. A sense of chaos has engulfed the diplomatic process after the Palestinians decided to…
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Noam Sheizaf
April 2, 2014
What ‘painful concessions’ are left for Palestinians to make?
From accepting a state on 22 percent of Mandate Palestine to Israel’s facts-on-the-ground in the West bank and the loss of rights for refugees, Palestinians have already made significant, historic compromises. By Willem Aldershoff and Jaap Hamburger Despite the U.S.’s optimism, recent comments and statements coming from Israel and Palestine indicate that the U.S.-led Israeli-Palestinian…
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March 6, 2014
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