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By ABDALLAH ATTALLAH
Published November 9, 2014
Read MoreOpinion | The Settler-philosopher Everyone Loves to Love
Source: Haaretz
By Gideon Levy
Published December 4, 2021
Read MoreMaking peace between Israelis and Palestinians – is now the time for a different approach?
Source: The Conversation
By David Mednicoff, Raslan Ibrahim
Published August 6, 2021
The violence in May 2021 between Israelis and Palestinians was the latest deadly eruption of a decadeslong conflict that has proved immune to attempts at forging a comprehensive peace. We asked two Middle East experts to assess what can be done now to promote peace. Scholars Raslan Ibrahim, assistant professor of political science and international relations at the State University of New York at Geneseo, and David Mednicoff, chair of the Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, both imagine there’s a way forward, though their scenarios are very different.
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Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen
Published Sunday, August 1, 2021
Read MoreOpinion | Israel’s Standing in America Is Now Far Weaker Than It Seems
Source: Haaretz
By Eric H. Yoffie
Published August 2, 2021
Over half a century of occupation is finally catching up with Israel, and its support base in the U.S. is slipping – not least among young American Jews. Delusions like Micah Goodman's 'manage the conflict' won't help
Read MorePalestinians welcome Ben and Jerry’s decision; claims of antisemitism rejected
Source: Arab News
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1897696/middle-east
By DAOUD KUTTAB
Published July 21, 2021
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Read MoreTo a Leading Critic, Both American-Jewish and Israeli Literature Express Deep Ambivalences
Source: Mosaic
Published March 31, 2021
Read MoreRabbi Alissa Wise’s love letter to anti-Zionist Jews, as she leaves ten years’ work with Jewish Voice for Peace
Source: Jewish Voice for Peace
Published March 24, 2021
We are not one thing, but we are — you are — everything
Read MoreThe Three-State Solution
Source: Tablet
By BENJAMIN KERSTEIN
Published March 23, 2021
The two-state solution has been dead for decades. A one-state solution frightens Israelis and Palestinians alike. Is three the magic number for peace?
Read MoreAmericans' Religion and Their Sympathies in the Middle East
Source: Gallup
By FRANK NEWPORT
Published May 28, 2021
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