Tag Archives: Palestine Papers

U.S. already affirmed ’67 borders–only to have Obama backtrack

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Alex Kane

President Barack Obama is set to deliver a hotly anticipated speech tomorrow to “argue that the political upheaval [in the Arab world] raises the prospect for progress on all fronts, and will offer ‘some specific new ideas about U.S. policy … Continue reading →

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The two-state solution is on its deathbed, but that news didn’t reach J Street conference

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Zoe Zenowich and Alex Kane

When the liberal “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby J Street launched in 2008, it was big news. Coupled with a new presidential administration pledging sustained engagement on Israel/Palestine, the thought many had was that this was the moment a lasting peace deal … Continue reading →

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The Palestine Cables: Egyptian VP Suleiman, Israel’s favorite, wants ‘Gaza to go ‘hungry’ but not ‘starve”

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Alex Kane

The Israeli establishment is pleased to see that Omar Suleiman, the former head of Egypt’s intelligence services who was recently appointed to be Egypt’s first vice president, is angling to continue the Mubarak regime.  As reports circulate that Hosni Mubarak … Continue reading →

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The Bush-Obama line on Palestine: forget ’67

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Alex Kane

The election of President Barack Obama brought great hope that his administration could be the one to bring about a settlement to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. But Obama has largely followed the Bush administration’s pro-Israel slant. New documents released by WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Egyptian teachers

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel

Recent events in Egypt have already provided Israelis with a number of invaluable lessons. The first was right there in the Bible the whole time (Prov 27:24 – nice play on words in Hebrew, by the way: ‘h[o]sn[i] is not … Continue reading →

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Only serious dissent on the Palestinian street will change the game: Former PLO negotiator Diana Buttu on the ‘Palestine Papers’ and the Egyptian uprising

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Alex Kane

The publication of nearly 1,700 leaked files by Al Jazeera on negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority has been largely overshadowed by the uprising in Egypt. But that doesn’t mean they don’t matter for the future of … Continue reading →

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Palestine Papers: Admiral Mullen says Palestinian state is a U.S. ‘cardinal interest’ after raising troop deaths

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Alex Kane

General David Petraeus backed away from uttering similar words, but it’s clearly a view that holds wide currency in the U.S. military establishment:  ending the Israel/Palestine conflict is a core U.S. interest that affects the safety of U.S. soldiers.  Haaretz … Continue reading →

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The truth that the ‘Palestine Papers’ has broken into the mainstream: Israel is the obstacle to peace

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Alex Kane

The release of the “Palestine Papers,” Al Jazeera’s leak of thousands of documents relating to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, is creating space in the American mainstream for this central truth:  it is Israel’s fault that there has not been a peace agreement … Continue reading →

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Palestine Papers: Why there will never be a State of Palestine

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Alex Kane

One core lesson from the “Palestine Papers,” Al Jazeera’s leak of secret documents on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations from 1999 to 2010, is that there will never be a State of Palestine, living side by side with Israel.  This was known before, … Continue reading →

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