Posts Tagged: Land for Peace
An Interview with Ambassador Michael Oren: The Enduring Israeli-U.S. Partnership (INTERVIEW)
On February 21, inFOCUS editor Matthew RJ Brodsky interviewed Ambassador Michael Oren. Born and raised in New Jersey before attending Princeton and...
Salam Fayyad Quits Palestinian Government, Adds Uncertainty to Peace Talks
Salam Fayyad has resigned his position as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, adding uncertainty to the future of peace talks between Israel and the...
Educating for Peace: Palestinian Authority School Books Preach Peace, Love…and Bomb Making
In an April 6 Guardian piece Harriet Sherwood described the relentless flurry of hate mail that Israeli journalist Amira Hass has recently received...
Report: Israel to Freeze Settlement Construction
Ynet - US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the Mid-East may have ended without any obvious results, but official sources involved...
With Friends Like These…
Last week, the Israel Policy Forum (IPF) published an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which 100 Jewish activists urged the Israeli leader...
Sanctimonious Jewish Bleeding Hearts
I was somewhat taken aback by a letter released in the wake of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, signed by...
Israeli Sources: Israel Will Not Make Concessions Before Talks
Ynet - Talks yes, gestures of goodwill no. Senior officials in Jerusalem who were present during talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and...
Netanyahu to Kerry: I’m Determined to End Conflict with Palestinians
At a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "I am determined not only...
Kerry Promotes Palestinian Economic Growth, Revival of Arab League Plan for Peace Vision
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry promoted a plan to grow the Palestinian economy and revive a decade-old Arab League peace plan as his vision...
Kerry to Peres: I See ‘Road Ahead’ For Two-State Solution
Times of Israel - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Israel said he sees "a road ahead" on the two-state solution for peace...
Syria: One More Case of Land-for-War
President Obama's recent charm offensive in Israel apparently had two aims: 1) lull Israel into forfeiting timely military action against Iranian nukes in the...
US Unblocks $500 Million in Funding for Palestinian Authority
The Express Tribune - The United States has quietly unblocked almost $500 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority which had been frozen...
Report: Abbas May Soften Settlement Freeze Demands
Jerusalem Post - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas may soften his demands that Israel halts constructions of settlements in the West Bank as a...
My Conversation With J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami
On Monday evening, March 11, I had a public discussion with Jeremy Ben-Ami, founder and president of J Street, at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles....
