Religion and Politics in Israel
Recently, Israel has experienced several inner conflicts. But this time, Palestinians have nothing to do with them. It is a series of conflicts and tensions between the two faces of the Israeli...
View ArticleA new State on the Horizon
Following the breakdown of direct peace talks last autumn, the Palestinian Authority (PA) ruling the West Bank has now come to adopt a new diplomatic strategy: its aim is securing United Nations’...
View ArticlePalestine and More: the 66th UN General Assembly
September marks the beginning of term not only for students but also for hundreds of UN diplomats in New York. Taking over the role of Assembly president from Joseph Deiss (Switzerland), Nassir...
View ArticleIsrael Wants the Dowry – But Not the Bride
Voices critical of Israel’s role in the Middle East sometimes argue that its occupation of the West Bank, much of the Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip is imperialist in nature. Such criticism draws a...
View ArticleOccupy’s Middle East Potential
On September 17th, Occupy Wall Street will celebrate one year of protests in a National Day of Action, dubbed #S17. That this date also happens to coincide with Rosh Hashanah is symbolic of the...
View ArticleFrustrations over the ICC and Justice in Palestine
It came as no big surprise that the United Nations General Assembly voted to upgrade Palestine to non-member observer status. But, reflecting the reality that international criminal justice now goes to...
View ArticleNetanyahu the Palestinian
PHILADELPHIA – In January, Israeli voters will go to the polls for an election that promises to hand Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a renewed mandate. Few prospects are more loathsome to the Israeli...
View ArticleA New-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
PRINCETON – Imagine a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine in which Palestinians would have the right of return; Israelis could settle wherever they could purchase land in the West Bank; and...
View ArticleMediation Perspectives: How to Prevent the Clash of Narratives from...
“I can assure you that in these negotiations it is not our intention to argue about the past but to create solutions and make decisions for the future.” - Chief Israeli Negotiator Tzipi Livni Any third...
View ArticleInterview – Michael Walzer
Professor Michael Walzer is one of America’s foremost political philosophers and public intellectuals. He has written about a wide variety of topics in political theory and moral philosophy, including...
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