A petition against giving up any part of Jerusalem to Palestine was sighed by a majority of Israel ’s lawmakers. The petition calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert not to give up parts of the city was signed by 61 members of Israel's 120-member parliament, lawmaker Yisrael Katz of the opposition Likud Party said.
I want to thank, Ziad Asali, and the American Task Force on Palestine for your leadership. Thank you for your support for our efforts to achieve a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians and to see the establishment, at long last, of an independent Palestinian State.
>I saw nothing that surprised me--but plenty that shocked me. Let me explain.
Henry Siegman, president of the U.S./Middle East Project, is taking questions from New York Review readers about Israel, Palestine and the prospects for the upcoming Middle East peace conference.
While Israel may have the physical institutional underpinnings of democracy, its ethnic logic denies equality and democracy to the Arab citizens.
Post Colonial? Yeah Right! The orders are received. The men prepare, put their combat boots on, cover their faces and load their guns. The exits are blocked, the people are searched and terrorized and the activists are dragged away. Palestine, Iraq. Afghanistan? – not this time.
Editor’s Note: Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern recently visited Israel as part of a delegation sponsored by Interfaith Peace-Builders, a group that sends delegations to the Middle East to witness the Arab-Israeli conflict first hand.
The Dallas Cowboys will try to smack the Vikings' Adrian Peterson into submission Sunday when the Palestine native and NFL's leading rusher makes his Texas Stadium debut.
Palestinians hope U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to the birthplace of Jesus Christ will help in easing the conflict with Israel. Rice has been conducting official meetings with the leaders of Israel , Palestine and Egypt this week.
In a press conference yesterday, Dr. Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Spokesperson of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, explained that President Mahmoud Abbas asked him to clarify that OneVoice Palestine is a non-governmental organization committed to upholding the vision of President Abbas. Dr. Erekat delivered his remarks in a press briefing on the recent visit of U.S. ...