More: Palestine
UN rights expert: US Middle East peace plan ‘lopsided’
A United States plan released this week to resolve the
decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is “lopsided” and will only entrench occupation, an independent UN human rights
expert said on...
UN: Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’
An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the
International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal
investigation into allegations of war crimes...
Israeli soccer club’s anti-racism echoes Israel’s political divide
Storied and crowned soccer club Beitar
Jerusalem was for decades a pillar of the Israeli right-wing and an
often-extreme symbol of Israel’s lurch towards the right...
Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine
Following a “thorough, independent and objective
assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced
on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation...
U.S. Foreign Policy Threats to Israel’s National Security: Strategic Imperatives for Jerusalem
"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold."-W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming
Though U.S. President Donald Trump describes himself as pro-Israel, any seriously analytic assessment of...
UN: Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of international law
Regardless of any national policy declarations, Israeli settlement
activities are “a flagrant violation under international law”, the UN Special
Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process...
Schweitzer’s ‘Reverence for Life’ In the Age of Trump and Modi
Forever known by his phrase 'reverence for
life', Albert Schweitzer was a theologian, moral philosopher, physician and
missionary. He was born in Alsace when it was...
Decisive international action needed to end Israeli occupation
The international community has a responsibility and legal obligation to
compel Israel to end its 52 year-long “occu-annexation” of Palestinian
territory and remove barriers preventing Palestinian...
Netanyahu wants another meeting with Putin
An escalation of the Arab-Israeli confrontation was reported in late
August following a terrorist attack that took place in a holiday resort popular
among Israelis. A...
Jerusalem Format: Searching for a Solution to the Crisis in the Middle East
On July 20, Jerusalem hosted a summit meeting for the national security
advisers of Israel, the US, and Russia that was unusual both in terms...