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An Israeli soldier stands guard at the Qalandia checkpoint on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah as Palestinian muslim worshippers wait to cross the checkpoint to head to Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem's Old City to attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan. July 4, 2014. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90)
Forget negotiations, Israelis and Palestinians need an intervention
When both sides aren’t ready to make concessions, when one side gets to decide who sits at the table and who sits in jail, negotiations are bound to fail. It is time for the international community to mediate. By Mossi Raz A man is standing in a dangerous place, beside him is a wall, and…
By +972 Magazine May 27, 2017
Yair Lapid with "Yesh Atid" activists (photo: Yotam Ronen / activestills.org)
Lapid’s platform: No compromise over Jerusalem, no settlement freeze
On the Palestinian issue, the new leader of the Israeli center holds positions that take several steps back from ideas held by Israeli negotiators in the previous decade. The surprising success of Yair Lapid in the Israeli elections has led many people to believe that a new window of opportunity could be open for a…
By Noam Sheizaf January 26, 2013
Tzipi Livni (photo: Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org)
A real alternative? Tzipi Livni is far worse than Netanyahu
Despite her direct responsibility for two wars which took the lives of 2,000 civilians, and her uncompromising, hawkish positions during negotiations with the Palestinians, Tzipi Livni is still considered an acceptable choice for the Israeli ‘peace camp.’ It is time for the public to stop believing the lies.  By Idan Landau On November 27, 2012,…
By +972 Magazine January 12, 2013
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