Jan 9 2013 - 1:40pm Shimon Peres on Obama, Iran and the Path to Peace
January 9, 2013

"The world’s Jews want an Israel they can be proud of and not an Israel that has no borders and that is considered an occupying state."

Jan 9 2013 - 1:39pm Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad Searches for his Safety Net
January 9, 2013

"There needs to be a paradigm shift in the way the government of Israel deals with the Palestinian Authority if we’re going to be able to overcome that doctrinal defeat."

Jan 8 2013 - 10:24am AP Interview: Palestinian PM warns of cash crisis
January 7, 2013

"The status quo is not sustainable," Fayyad said. The PA is on the "verge of being completely incapacitated," and this "has this produced a reality of a doctrinal win" for Hamas.

Jan 4 2013 - 12:12pm The Palestinian Implosion
January 4, 2013

The message being conveyed to the Palestinians is that a policy of partnership with Israel, the United States, and the international community is fraught with more risk than open confrontation.

Jan 3 2013 - 2:22pm New Year Commitment and Appeal from ATFP
January 3, 2013

We know how easy and popular it would be to appeal to emotions. Instead we have opted to appeal to reason and the better judgment of all who truly want to end the conflict.

Jan 3 2013 - 2:19pm A Serious Look at Fayyad
January 3, 2013

From the outset, Fayyad's policies have been the greatest possible threat to all those, on both sides, who do not want a two-state solution based on a compromise.

Jan 4 2013 - 12:10pm Israeli undercover raid sets off violent protests
January 3, 2013

Adnan Damiri, a spokesman for the Palestinian security forces, said Israeli troops have increasingly entered Palestinian-run areas without coordination since November. "There has been an escalation in Israeli raids into our territories since the U.N. bid," he said.

Dec 20 2012 - 2:16pm Banks to lend PA $100 million
December 20, 2012

"The situation is very grave and the services to the people are much reduced by the strike. People can't even afford transportation to their workplaces."

Dec 20 2012 - 2:15pm Israel Defies Allies in Move to Bolster Settlements
December 20, 2012

The developments in Givat Hamatos, which would be the first new neighborhood in Jerusalem in more than a decade, and in an area east of Jerusalem called E1 are widely seen as threats to the two-state solution.


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