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Israeli, Palestinian figures propose 2-state confederation

February 17, 2022 14:28
Source: aol.com

https://www.aol.com/israeli-palestinian-figures-propose-2-060904875-162449396.html

By JOSEPH KRAUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published February 7, 2022

Israel Palestinians Confederation Plan

Yossi Beilin, a former senior Israeli official and peace negotiator who co-founded the Geneva Initiative, poses for a photo at his house in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Israeli and Palestinian public figures, including Beilin and Hiba Husseini, a former legal advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team who hails from a prominent Jerusalem family, have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts.

(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Guterres lauds efforts of Israeli-Palestinian confederation plan authors

February 17, 2022 14:40
Source: Jerusalem Post

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-696282

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
Published February 12, 2022

The UN Secretary General has been a strong advocate of a two-state resolution to the conflict and reaffirmed that stance at a recent meeting.
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From War of Choice to War of Perseverance

March 21, 2022 09:50
Source: Project Syndicate

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/war-of-perseverence-in-ukraine-by-richard-haass-2022-03?utm_source=Project%20Syndicate%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=3777643288-sunday_newsletter_03_20_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-3777643288-93791313&mc_cid=3777643288&mc_eid=284f1f0e24&barrier=accesspaylog

By RICHARD HAASS

Published March 14, 2022

What could make the situation in Ukraine more ripe for a peaceful resolution? There are three potential sources of pressure that could be brought to bear on Russian President Vladimir Putin, but none is likely to induce him to negotiate seriously.
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Analysis | Putin Is Stuck in Ukrainian Mud, but He Still Has a Nuclear Option

March 21, 2022 09:51
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-putin-is-stuck-in-ukrainian-mud-but-he-still-has-a-nuclear-option-1.10686105?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=haaretz-news&utm_content=ba4426f36a

By Anshel Pfeffer

Published March 20, 2022

After 25 days of fighting, it looks increasingly likely that Russia's armored columns won’t be driving victoriously down Kyiv’s broad boulevards. But that doesn’t mean Ukraine will avoid even greater suffering
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It’s Now Putin’s Plan B in Ukraine vs. Biden’s and Zelensky’s Plan A

March 21, 2022 09:51
Source: The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/opinion/putin-zelensky-ukraine.html?campaign_id=225&emc=edit_nttf_20220320&instance_id=56252&nl=thomas-friedman&regi_id=69909790&segment_id=86063&te=1&user_id=f9c06872cc476fdf04233a4c100d7930

By Thomas L. Friedman

Published March 20, 2022
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Ukraine and Russia explore neutrality plan in peace talks

March 18, 2022 12:23
Source: Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/7b341e46-d375-4817-be67-802b7fa77ef1

By Max Seddon in Riga, Roman Olearchyk in Kyiv, Arash Massoudi in London and Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv

Published March 16, 2022

Fifteen-point draft deal would involve Kyiv renouncing Nato ambitions in return for security guarantees
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Palestinians Empathize With Ukrainian War Plight, but Not All Oppose Russia

March 18, 2022 12:23
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians-empathize-with-ukrainian-war-plight-but-not-all-oppose-russia-1.10680490?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=6ff55c3276

The Associated Press

Published March 17, 2022

Dozens of Palestinian-Ukrainian families watch the unfolding war in Ukraine with trepidation, but Zelenskyy's support for Israel and historic ties with Russia leave the population split
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Opinion | Israel Owes the Ukrainians Nothing

March 15, 2022 18:07
Source: Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-israel-owes-the-ukrainians-nothing-1.10661944

By Zvi Bar'el

Published March 8, 2022
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Vladimir and Volodymyr … Rulers of Peace?

March 17, 2022 23:05
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/vladimir-and-volodymyr-rulers-of-peace/

By: Abraham A. van Kempen

Published March 18, 2022
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Much of the world is ambivalent about the Ukraine war. Rightly so.

March 18, 2022 12:23
Source: The Times of Israel

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/much-of-the-world-is-ambivalent-about-the-ukraine-war-rightly-so/?utm_source=The+Blogs+Weekly+Highlights&utm_campaign=blogs-weekly-highlights-2022-03-17&utm_medium=email

By Radha Stirling

Published March 14, 2022

There is a distinct sentiment across Asia, Africa and the Arab world that Europe is throwing itself into a disaster and that the international order itself is crumbling
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