Ghada Karmi ALJAZEERA.COM Palestinians must dissolve the PA and demand the same rights as Israeli citizens, writes Ghada Karmi [Getty] Once upon a time, Palestine was the Arab world’s unifying […]
There’s no reason to waste more words on the necessity of the two-state solution. What’s important to stress is that this pessimism, which feeds on the feeling that we’ve missed the deadline, stems from shortsightedness and impatience. By Avi Shilon | Jun.19, 2013 | HAARETZ ISRAEL Economy Minister Naftali Bennett’s […]
An Israeli settlement push in the occupied West Bank, involving the building of 1,000 new homes in two new settlements, is “killing the two state solution”, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami […]
By Amira Hass HAARETZ ISRAEL Approximately 22 senior members of Fatah have signed a document calling to resuscitate the Palestinian strategy for a one-state solution, according to a report by Amira Hass in Haaretz [Hebrew]. According to Hass, the document was the product of two years of work (including meetings […]
TUESDAY, 07 MAY 2013 14:51 ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION CENTER (AIC) The National Nakba Committee, of which the Alternative Information is a part, invites you to attend the 65th Nakba commemoration activities, […]
By JOSEPH LEVINE THE NEW YORK TIMES I was raised in a religious Jewish environment, and though we were not strongly Zionist, I always took it to be self-evident that “Israel has a right to exist.” Now anyone who has debated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will have encountered this phrase often. […]
GENEVA — Israel must immediately start withdrawing its settlers from the Palestinian territories, the United Nations said on Thursday in a report that Tel Aviv immediately dismissed as “biased”. “Israel […]
LONDON: ORLANDO CROWCROFT ARABNEWS Friday 14 December 2012 There are those who would argue that the two-state solution was dead long before the recent announcement of new settlements in the E1 area of East Jerusalem last month. But — should it go ahead — Tel Aviv’s controversial plans will be […]
Nov 28, 2012 | 22:07 What Israel fears most from Palestine’s bid to upgrade its status at the UN to that of non-member observer state is the ability of the Palestinian Authority to take it, thereafter, to the International Criminal Court for its crimes against humanity and war crimes against […]
by Ami Teibel, The Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary Israel is considering resuming its contentious practice of assassinating militant leaders in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in an effort to halt intensified rocket attacks on Israel’s south, according to defense officials. With Israeli elections two months away, rocket barrages from Gaza […]
RAMALLAH — The Palestinians will submit a bid to the General Assembly for non-state membership of the United Nations later this month, President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday. “We’re going […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel granted final approval on Thursday to a plan to build 800 homes near Gilo in occupied East Jerusalem, with construction tenders likely to be published within […]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A renewed Palestinian bid to seek upgraded UN status may be aimed at saving the “two-state solution” but many believe the idea of an independent Palestine alongside Israel is looking increasingly unrealistic. “The two-state solution is the only sustainable option. Yet the door may be closing for […]
Palestinians need a one-state solution Palestinian autonomy is an illusion. A plan B involving a struggle for equal rights would expose the reality of occupation by Israel by Ghada Karmi The Guardian, Thursday 20 September 2012 It is one year this week since the Palestinians applied for UN membership. President […]
Book Review: After Zionism Edited by Antony Loewenstein and Ahmed Moor, 2012 Saqi Books Last September, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas bid for Palestine to receive full member-state status at the United Nations, based on the pre-1967 borders. After enraged reactions from Israel and the US, the UN member states […]
Uri Avnery ARABNEW Rabin Square in Tel Aviv has seen many demonstrations, but none quite like last Saturday’s. It has nothing to do with the event, which gave the square […]
By MICHAEL STOTT AND SAMIA NAKHOUL | REUTERS ARABBEWS RAMALLAH, West Bank: Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Tuesday the Palestinians may have “lost the argument” on the international stage for an independent state but cautioned that continued Israeli occupation was unsustainable. In an interview with Reuters, Fayyad struck a […]
ABU DIS, West Bank: With gloom deepening over prospects for peace, a leading Palestinian is suggesting they might drop the “two-state solution” that has underpinned two decades of negotiations, aiming […]