Category Archives: Palestine

Running the marathon

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Jerusalem’s mayor, Nir Barkat told Israel Radio this morning that he never thought “even for a second” of canceling the city’s first-ever marathon today because of the terror attack two days ago that killed a British tourist and dozens of … Continue reading →

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Terrorism returns to Jerusalem

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

An analysis in today’s Ha’aretz surmises that Hamas was not behind yesterday’s bombing in Jerusalem. At this point, it’s not clear who was responsible. But an Islamic Jihad leader has said that the bombing in Jerusalem would be a “natural … Continue reading →

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Egypt’s crisis could be Israel’s gain

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Daniel Levy has a counter-intuitive take on how changes in Egypt might present an opportunity for Israel. He points out that the Israel-Egypt peace treaty was not very popular with Egyptians for some good reasons. The 1978 agreement, for example, … Continue reading →

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Young, pissed off and online in Gaza

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

An anonymous collection of young Gaza activists has launched a cyber-campaign that unleashes some blunt criticism at the powers that be. That includes – most provocatively – Hamas, the Islamist group in control of Gaza. But the group calling itself … Continue reading →

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Not knowing the enemy

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Time correspondent Karl Vick has a great story about how Israel’s separation barrier along the border with the West Bank has had an impact on the way young Palestinians view Israelis. These views are not based on firsthand experience, because … Continue reading →

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Jewish Jericho

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

Boaz Barad (above, wearing skullcap and talking on mobile phone), along with a few other 20-something Israelis got up at the crack of dawn one morning last week and climbed onto a bus heading into a Palestinian-controlled West Bank city … Continue reading →

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Now what?

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

In the tradition of releasing bad news late in the day on a Friday, Hillary Clinton gave a speech in Washington on the Middle East peace process last night. She conceded that there are good reasons to be frustrated. Months … Continue reading →

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Forget the freeze

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

As many experts predicted, the Obama administration’s gambit to infuse some life into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with a partial 3-month building freeze on settlements has failed. What’s next? It’s never been clear what Plan B was, so we’ll all be … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem’s holiest of holy sites

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

Before you listen, a quick correction on my latest radio story. In the introduction, we mentioned a controversial article published recently by a Palestinian official and we said it was about the Temple Mount/Noble Sanctuary. As far as I know, … Continue reading →

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Kerry on Syria, Golan, Hamas and Jerusalem

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

The summary of John Kerry’s meeting with the Qatari amir back in February reflects a “yes we can” attitude from the Obama administration on the Middle East. Kerry asked several questions about Hamas. He seemed to hold out hope that … Continue reading →

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