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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a PLO executive committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 22, 2015. (Flash90)

Palestinian reconciliation could work this time. Israel must support it

The current Palestinian reconciliation agreement looks like it could actually hold, largely due to regional and internal changes over the past few years. What does this bode for the peace process? A former minister in the Palestinian government explains. By Ashraf al-Ajrami This is not the first time the two large Palestinian political movements, Fatah…

By +972 Magazine October 15, 2017

Masked gunmen from the Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of Mazen Faqha in Gaza City, Saturday, March, 25, 2017. (Wissam Nassar/Flash90)

Religion out, nationalism in: Will Hamas’ charter divide the movement?

Hamas new 'Document of Principles' ditches Islamism for frank positions on borders, international law, and human rights. But can the movement maintain unity as it inches closer to the ideas held by its rivals in the PLO?

By Menachem Klein May 14, 2017

Palestinian and Israeil flags (Activestills)

Israelis, Palestinians are ready to accept international consensus

For the first time since 1967, both the Israeli public and the Palestinians are likely to accept an outline for a final-status agreement based on international law. By Shmuel Lederman A recent poll conducted by the The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research and the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion on an outline for a…

By +972 Magazine May 6, 2017

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Demonstrations for Palestinian UN bid (Photo: Joseph Dana)

Palestinian activist: Why I’m not celebrating statehood

For the last two months the press has staunchly defended the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders. Yet, for many Palestinians refugees – who make up 70% of Palestinians worldwide – and activists on the ground, this state does not represent us. by Diana Alzeer He looks at me, shaking his dirty-blonde hair, and…

By +972 Magazine September 22, 2011

Test yourself: do you support the occupation?

Noam ended his post from yesterday with an interesting sentence: “Without America’s support for it, there would have been no occupation.” It has occurred to me that the US probably does not perceive itself as a supporter of the occupation. So, for the benefit of up-and-coming politicians and diplomats, I have prepared a short test…

By Roi Maor June 24, 2011

Is there a political opposition in Israel? Tzipi Livni versus ex-Mossad chief

While there is plenty to be criticized about Dagan, the former head of the Mossad, his recent statements place a long-lost check and balance on a government that seems to bow to no voice of reason. For over two years, Israel has had no serious political opposition. Kadima head Tzipi Livni, who is supposed to…

By Dahlia Scheindlin June 3, 2011

1967 borders: Land swaps are no cure-all

The idea that the tough choice about settlers can somehow be waved away through the magic wand of land swaps is a fantasy. Any solution that will leave most settlers in place (in one state, or two states) will be just a perpetuation of the conflict under another title. Following the uproar in the United…

By Roi Maor May 28, 2011

Bibi and Obama - BFF? (Photo: Flickr / Barack Obama)

Netanyahu’s speech: Israel is not a good friend to the US

The US has many better friends than Israel Among the many troubling statements in Netanyahu’s speech before the US congress yesterday, it was something that he said at the very outset, which really stood out: Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. The first sentence is true.…

By Roi Maor May 24, 2011

Zombie threat: Rebuttal of the arguments against 67 borders

A lot of people appear to be concerned about the “indefensibility” of 1967 borders. A lot of people also seem to be worried about the prospect of Zombie apocalypse. Far be it from me to imply that there is any overlap between the two groups. Nonetheless, these two notions have one thing in common: much…

By Roi Maor May 24, 2011

PNA Map (Photo: Wikimedia/Oncenawhile)

What do Israelis think of 1967 borders with swaps?

The raging controversy over President Barack Obama’s speech last week, in which he explicitly called for a Palestinian state to be created based on the 1967 borders, with land swaps, caught me personally by surprise. The notion of a Palestinian state has always essentially been conceptualized around the 1967 occupied territories, and the peace negotiations…

By Dahlia Scheindlin May 22, 2011