Sacrificing Gaza’s children to war
Gaza’s traumatised children are paying the heaviest price for the endless wars raining down on them. Israel, Hamas and the international community have all failed them.
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Controversial US embassy in Jerusalem changes nothing and everything
Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem changes nothing on the ground but everything on the horizon. It is the final death certificate of the peace process.
Read MoreRIP, Oslo: Time for equality between Israelis and Palestinians
The “peace of the brave” has given way to the peace of the grave. It’s time to abandon Oslo in favour of a civil rights struggle for equality.
Read MoreSpring of hope amid winter of despair in the Knesset
For Palestinians in Israel, the recent race for the Knesset was both the worst of elections and the best.
Read MorePalestinian resistance: The gun or the olive branch?
The death and destruction inflicted by Israel’s assault on Gaza point to the futility of Palestinian armed resistance. Peaceful resistance is the way.
Read MoreAl-Aqsa/Temple Mount: Ground zero or common ground?
Jerusalem’s holiest site is again provoking tension and controversy. But could it also bridge the chasm between Israelis and Palestinians?
Read MoreFrom peace now to peace how
As John Kerry’s efforts appear doomed, Palestinian and Israeli peace activists are left with an impossible challenge: peace how? Ask the people.
Read MoreA peace of the people, by the people, for the people
Palestinians and Israelis don’t need more US diplomacy but a people’s peace process… and this requires mutual understanding and humanisation.
Read MoreIsrael and its missed opportunities for peace
Israel has squandered so many opportunities for peace that its very identity as a ‘Jewish state’ is in jeopardy.
Read MoreSettlers for an independent Palestine
Israeli settlements are one of the greatest obstacles to peace, but could settlers also help build a Palestinian state?
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