Posts Tagged: Israel Peace Process
More Proof That Yasser Arafat Used the Oslo Process to Bring Violence Upon Israel
As the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Oslo Accords approached last week, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) uncovered yet another statement by a Palestinian...
Examining the ‘Crime’ That Was Mahmoud Abbas’ Rejection of Peace
Characterized as a “crime” and a “tragedy by Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, Yasser Arafat’s rejection of the Bill Clinton-brokered 2000-2001 peace deal appeared to...
Do Peace Negotiations Prevent Terror?
Any informed discussion on the correlation between terrorism and Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations should emphasize the following dates: July 2000, September 2000, and January 2001. In late...
Will Christian Peacemakers Condemn the PA Prime Minister for His Blasphemy?
Are Palestinian Christians and their allies in the United States and Europe up to the task of criticizing Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh? Or...
Oslo and the Lack of Peace
Weeks ago, on September 28, it was the 25th anniversary of the Taba signing of the Oslo II Accord -- and no one celebrated. Hardly...
An Arabist Admits Mistakes — and Makes More
Aaron David Miller had a long and distinguished career in the US State Department -- distinguished that is by failure to achieve the objective of...
How False Assumptions Prevent Israeli-Palestinian Peace
JNS.org - A 2016 clip of then-secretary of state John Kerry claiming there will be no separate peace between Israel and the Arab world before...
The Jordan Valley Annexation Dilemma: A Realistic Approach
Article 29 of the national unity government agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White coalition, agreed to on...
The Arab World Vs. the Palestinians
JNS.org - The Arab world didn’t hold its breath on Tuesday upon the revelation of Donald Trump’s peace plan, and generally responded with restraint and...
Palestinians and Arabs Could Benefit So Much From Peace With Israel
When US President Donald Trump stated that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel, he was merely acknowledging what everyone already knew. Jerusalem has been...
Why the Two-State Solution Won’t Work
The “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would create an independent Palestinian Arab state approximately along the pre-1967 lines. It would occupy all, or almost...
The US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan Is Premature
JNS.org - The Trump administration rolled out a new, fresh, and bold Middle East vision last month at the “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Bahrain....
The Bahrain Conference’s Historical Parallel — Nothing New Under the Sun
At the Bahrain Conference, Jared Kushner unveiled the Trump administration’s “Deal of the Century.” The sentiment about this plan among the Arab states, as well...
Once Again, PA Shows It Doesn’t Care About Having a Viable State
JNS.org - The Palestinians’ refusal to attend a US-sponsored “economic workshop” in Bahrain on June 25-26 has been widely treated as a reasonable response to...