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Published in: HomeRemembering Jerusalem, city of peaceA renewed spate of violence along old faultlines recalls a briefly hopeful time.
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Published in: openSecurityAn irresistible force? Arab citizens of Israel after the electionsBinyamin Netanyahu may have returned to power by disowning the two-state solution and scaremongering about Arab...
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Published in: HomeGaza, and an Arab civil war
Behind the Arab rhetoric of unity over Gaza - and Syria or Iraq - lie deep and dangerous fractures.
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Published in: openSecurityIn Israel, as in Gaza, human rights are the last line of protection
Plain and simple sadness is a natural human reaction to the killing in Gaza. But we are told such emotional...
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Published in: HomeWhy Israel lost
After its four-week bombardment, a three-day ceasefire reveals that the ground has shifted under Israel.
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Published in: openSecurityOn Israel-Palestine and BDS
Those dedicated to the Palestinian cause should think carefully about the tactics they choose.
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Published in: HomeAn open letter to my friends in Gaza
A former aid worker who worked in Gaza for two years in the mid-2000s writes to his friends there.
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Published in: openSecurityIsraelis and Palestinians: time to acknowledge the other’s traumaThe US-sponsored peace negotiations on a two-state solution have failed, again, as they will always do until...
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Published in: HomeWho was Arik Sharon?
The varying nature of the Israeli soldier-politician's career means that there is no consensus in its aftermath,...
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Published in: HomeIsrael and Gaza: the way ahead
The latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be traced to decisions made since 2004. Its solution lies in a...
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Published in: HomeHamas divided, and a political choice
The Palestinian Islamist movement is uncertain about its strategy in the wake of the Arab spring. This creates an...
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Published in: HomeBitterlemons, the next stage
An innovative Israeli-Palestinian collaboration offering regular analysis of middle-east affairs is ending regular...
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Published in: HomeIsrael's new government: a blank peace page
The surprise formation of a new governing coalition is bad news for Israeli-Palestinian peace - unless another...
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Published in: HomeThe Palestine question, and the Arab answer
The Palestinians’ inability to claim their right has been reinforced by long-term failures of thinking and strategy...
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Published in: HomePalestine's deal, and an emerging paradigm
The leading Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed a declaration in Doha on 5 February 2012 that committed...
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Published in: HomePalestine and the two-state phantom
A combination of political changes and shifts in attitude are making the possibility of a two-state solution in...
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Published in: HomeAdvocating the two state solution: the best bet?
We need to convince our governments and the EU to invest in a political strategy that reverses the destructive...
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Published in: HomeThe Palestinian crossroads
The Palestinians' current political impasse offers them only difficult choices, says Ghassan Khatib.
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Published in: HomeTalking with Khalil: the subtle violence of constant occupation
On a journey to the West Bank, the author encounters one small instance of the broader machinery that Israel uses to...
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Published in: HomeIsrael: the cost of arrogance
A triple diplomatic challenge to Israel from Turkey, Palestine and Egypt both reflects the region's political...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
