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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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November 17, 2020
Israel
Biden Can Clean Up Trump's Israeli-Palestinian Policy Mess, But Can He Broker Peace?
The president-elect knows only too well the failures of all the presidents who preceded him, and the hardening of positions that's occurred on both sides.
October 29, 2012
Israel
Middle East Matters: Voices From the Region
“How long can this situation continue? I mean in Bosnia, now we have Ban Ki-moon [the UN secretary general] apologising 20 years after. Who will apologise for Syria in 20 years’ time? How can we stay…
November 12, 2015
Israel
Israel, "Racism," and "Apartheid"
One of the most common Palestinian attacks on Israel is that it is building a racist and "apartheid" society. Here is a minor but standard example from Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian official who is a…
October 7, 2014
A Word from Mr. Erekat
The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel, Saeb Erekat, spoke about the recent war in Gaza this week. He made two claims: that 12,000 Palestinians had been killed, and that 96% of them had been civi…
March 20, 2014
United States
This Week: U.S.-Palestinian Summit, Piracy in Libya, Negotiations with Iran
Significant Developments Israeli-Palestinian Peace. President Barack Obama met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Monday. The two leaders discussed the April 29 deadline…
