For my International Law class (for those who don’t know, I’m working on my Master’s Degree at University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy), I was asked to write a UN resolution and a strategy for getting it adopted. I thought folks here might be interested in seeing what i came up with, as sort of a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Settlements’
A Mock UNGA Resolution
Posted in Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine, United Nations, tagged Abbas, AIPAC, democracy, Gaza, human rights, international law, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish State, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, settlement freeze, Settlements, Two-state solution, United Nations, West Bank on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Pro-Peace Jewish Lobby Stresses Return to Stalled Talks
Posted in J Street, tagged AIPAC, Anthony Blinken, Avishai Braverman, Baruch Binah, democracy, Ehud Olmert, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, Jewish State, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestine, Peace Groups, pro-Israel, Settlements, Two-state solution, Zehava Golan on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My report for Inter Press Service on the J Street conference is up and running. This one reports on some highlights of the conference. I hope to write more about it in the next few days, giving more of an analysis of the conference.
Separate But Federal
Posted in One-State Solution, West Bank, tagged Barack Obama, democracy, Emily Hauser, Gaza, human rights, Israel, J Street, Jerusalem, Jewish State, Jordan Valley, Middle east, Occupation, Old City, One-State Solution, Oslo Accords, Palestine, pro-Israel, Settlements, Two-state solution, Waqf, West Bank on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My latest piece is up at Souciant. I’ve been spending a good deal of space in the past year on the idea that the two-state solution as previously conceived is dead. Today, I try to start a conversation about where we go from here, for those of us who believe, as I do, that the single state will [...]
Radio Show on Iran
Posted in Iran, Israel, United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Israel, Iran, Palestine, human rights, Peace Groups, Egypt, Syria, Middle east, AIPAC, Obama, Settlements, Occupation, Netanyahu, Israel Lobby, Two-state solution, One-State Solution, Palestinian Authority, nuclear, Ahmedinejad, Jewish Voice for Peace on February 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
As I mentioned last week, I was on a radio show today on the subject of Iran, Israel and the US. Also on the show was the extremely informative Professor Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College. It’s well worth listening to, and you can do so at this link.
Just Sayin’…
Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, tagged Netanyahu, Peace process, Settlements, United Nations, West Bank on February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Ha’aretz reports that Israel is asking the US to “prod” the Palestinians back to talks. OK, nothing new there, but what I found interesting was this: The Prime Minister’s Office said that the conversation with Clinton lasted 45 minutes, and quoted Netanyahu as saying, “Israel is interested in continuous talks with the Palestinians while preserving [...]
Feedburner
Speaker
Do you need an expert speaker on Israel-Palestine, the history of the conflict, the US-Israel relationship, the different sectors of the peace movement, and many other topics related to Israel-Palestine?
Use the contact form here to contact me to speak to your group, on your panel or at your event.
Follow me on Twitter
- My son, Ian got measured and weighed today. 6.5 years old, he's 4'4" and 80 pounds. How am I ever gonna stop him from playing football? #fb 1 day ago
- RT @BreakingNews: UN chief monitor confirms at least 90 deaths in Syr town of Houla incl 32 children @bbcbreaking bbc.in/JttQqw #fb 1 day ago
- Please RT: First of several articles taking different looks at the 1967 war 45 years later bit.ly/JHwoSc #fb #in #Israel 4 days ago
- The Next Six Day War wp.me/paR9v-l7 4 days ago
- Israeli settler shoots at Palestinians while IDF soldiers stand by bit.ly/KqlZEO Just another day in the Wild West Bank 1 week ago
Blogs
- Bernard Avishai Dot Com
- Dove’s Eye View
- Emily L. Hauser – In My Head
- Juan Cole: Informed Comment
- Leonard Fein: The Conversation
- Mondoweiss
- Muzzlewatch
- Prospects for Peace
- Realistic Dove
- Realistic Peace In Israel-Palestine (Moshe Yaroni)
- Shalom Rav
- South Jerusalem
- The Magnes Zionist
- The Mideast Peace Pulse
- Tikkun Olam
- Wish You Orwell–The Decline and Fall of the Israeli Democracy
Favorite Sites
- Ameinu
- American Task Force On Palestine
- Americans for Peace Now
- B’Tselem
- Bat Shalom
- Churches for Middle East Peace
- Combatants For Peace
- Gush Shalom
- Hamoked
- J Street
- Jewish Voice for Peace
- Jews On First
- Meretz USA
- New Israel Fund
- Rabbis for Human Rights
- Rabbis for Human Rights: North America
- Ray Hanania’s Home Page
- The Mideast Peace Pulse
- Uri Avnery’s news pages
- Yesh Din
News Sources
Categories
Archives
Meta
-
Recent Posts