The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Passover (Pesach) - Festival of Freedom?

Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:09 AM EDT

The season of Pesach (Passover) is round the corner. It is a time for reflection for many people, though by no means all.

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The Vicious Cycle of Violence

Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:51 PM EST

The past week has been a week of revenge and hate. Qassams and Katyushas fell in Sderot and Ashkelon and caused injury and shock to the people of these towns.

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Is Palestinian Terror the Result of the Occupation?

Sun Mar 2, 2008 4:08 PM EST

This is a question that is provocative and is really a two edged sword. There is no simple answer and much depends on how one looks at the relationship between Palestinians, Israelis and maybe the Middle East as a whole. The answer to this question is a mix of "yes and no".

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Deceptions and Whitewash

Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:49 PM EST

Trust between Israel and Hamas is non-existent.

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After the Annapolis Summit

Wed Dec 5, 2007 10:39 AM EST

The red carpet treatment was meted out to the main players and the overflow went to the other delegates as well. The main players were President Mahmoud Abbas, P.M. Ehud Olmert, Dr. Condoleezza Rice and President George Bush who was trying to emulate ex-President Bill Clinton.

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Problems with the Annapolis Peace Conference

Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:42 PM EST

Most peace loving people would like to see this conference ending in success. However, there are so many factors going against the Annapolis Peace Conference even before the delegates enter the conference venue for its first meeting. This is sad but one has to be realistic.

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To Attack or Not to Attack Iran – that is the Question

Sat Nov 3, 2007 4:57 AM EDT

Once again the Bush Administration is at the threshold of decision making. A number of issues are pre-occupying the minds of the US leadership. Sometime in the fall, there will be the Annapolis Peace Summit with its hopes of success not being very high.

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Israel and Anti-Semitism

Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:13 AM EDT

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, has incurred the wroth of many uninformed members of the Jewish Community in Minnesota. The attacks on this great humanitarian and patron of the Holocaust Centre in Cape Town is unjustified.

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Is a Binational State for Two Peoples a Solution to the Conflict?

Thu Oct 4, 2007 4:04 PM EDT

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to be a smoldering problem in the Middle East and remains a threat to the stability of the region. The world today has become a smaller place a global village.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinajad's Columbia University Speech

Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:36 PM EDT

Much has been written and discussed about Mahmoud Ahmadinajad, the President of Iran. The speech that he gave at Columbia University adds further grist to the mill of the credibility of this notorious, self-righteous dictator.

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The Direction of Judaism in Israel

Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:50 AM EDT

For many of us in Israel, the approach of the High Holydays leaves us with a certain sense of frustration. This is very true of those immigrants who have arrived from Western Countries, more so than immigrant Jews from Middle Eastern countries has.

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The New Year Is Upon Us

Sun Sep 9, 2007 2:19 PM EDT

At this time of the year many Jews, secular as well as religious, review the previous year. Many ask themselves what went wrong in their personal lives as well as the collective lives of all. It is a period of soul searching.

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The Split between Gaza and the West Bank

Sat Sep 8, 2007 3:31 PM EDT

From the outside it looks like a fait accompli. The occupied territories are now split into two Palestinian entities. Gaza is consolidating itself under Hamas control, and the West Bank is still under Fatah control. This split will not work to Israel or Palestine's advantage.

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The Holocaust and the Occupation

Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:57 AM EDT

Over the last couple of years, especially since the intifada of 2000, there has been a worrying trend amongst Israel's enemies to compare the Israeli occupation with the holocaust.

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Post-Zionism and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Wed Aug 1, 2007 3:36 PM EDT

Prof. Shlomo Avineri wrote a rather thought provoking article on post–Zionism, equating it with anti-Zionism and non-recognition of Israel. He maintains that post-Zionism does not exist.

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Two States for One People

Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:58 PM EDT

The situation in the occupied territories is deteriorating from day to day. After a Hamas coup d'etat in Gaza, took Israel, the US and the EU by surprise a new situation was created.

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A Flawed Israeli Leadership

Wed Mar 7, 2007 11:17 AM EST

How can we believe our leaders when so many are involved in activities of questionable legality? The accusations against some of the leaders range from rape and sexual harassment as in the case of the "Honorable" (or Dishonorable) President Moshe Katzav.

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