4.5.2005

Zum 40. Jahrestag der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Israel erklärt der Vorstand des Deutsch-Israelischen Arbeitskreises für Frieden im Nahen Osten (DIAK)

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Haaretz, June 10, 2005

One Jerusalem for Two Nations

Danny Rubinstein

Haaretz writer Danny Rubinstein explains that, “[f]rom a Palestinian perspective, the Israeli facts being determined on the ground now in Jerusalem are completely destroying any chance of East Jerusalem ever serving as the capital of the Palestinian state. And without Jerusalem as its capital, there is no chance of such a state ever being established.” Even though public opinion polls show that majorities of both Palestinians and Israelis want two countries for two nations, “[e]liminating the option of a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem means the end of the two-state solution.

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International Herald Tribune, June 4, 2005

First, Reform the Palestinian Authority

Yezid Sayigh and Khalil Shikaki

Sayigh and Shikaki, authors of the Council on Foreign Relation’s “Report of the Independent Task Force on Strengthening Palestinian Public Institutions,” write that there are two obstacles to reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. One is the possibility that Israeli Prime Minister Sharon will use the Gaza disengagement as a means of precluding Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank. “The other obstacle is the continuous decline in the standing of the Palestinian Authority and its dominant party, Fatah, in the Palestinian public… Reform is crucial if the Palestinian Authority and Fatah are to project a new public image and to start demonstrating a real difference in policies and performance.”

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CGNews, June 17, 2005

The New Ghandists - Belaen: Non-Violent Successful Experience

Mohammad Daraghmeh

Palestinian journalist, media trainer, and political analyst, Mohammad Daraghmeh, writes about the people of Belaen, a small village west of Ramallah, who have shown “outstanding creativity in devising non-violent methods of protest….Organizers of such activities state that they have achieved better results than others using violent methods. Abdallah Abu Rahmeh [Coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Belaen] stated: ‘These demonstrations have attracted large numbers of Israeli and foreign supporters and directed media coverage at what we do and what we suffer from. Had our demonstrations concentrated on stone-throwing, no supporters or media would have joined us’”

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4.5.2005

Zum 40. Jahrestag der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Israel erklärt der Vorstand des Deutsch-Israelischen Arbeitskreises für Frieden im Nahen Osten (DIAK)

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The International Herald Tribune, May 5, 2005

“In the Mideast, Ask the Right Question

Henry Siegman

Henry Siegman, a senior fellow on the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations and a former executive head of the American Jewish Congress, shares his framework for analyzing the Middle East. “Politically speaking, whether a viable Palestinian state is still possible is the wrong question, if only because by now it should be clear that Bush will not take the political risks entailed in ensuring the creation of such a state in the face of Sharon's determination to prevent it. The right question - the answer to which perhaps may yet invest the peace process with the energy and direction it now lacks - is whether there is still hope for the survival of Israel as a Jewish state.”

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This commentary is part of a CGNews Special Series entitled “Enlarging the Window of Opportunity” May 20, 2005

A Simple Plan

Hady Amr

Hady Amr, Co-President of the Arab Western Summit of Skills, remarks on a report written for the Advisory Committee on U.S. Relations with the Arab World for the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. “What is remarkable about the effort is how it was carried out. It's a model that can be replicated in finding ways for Americans to help Israelis and Palestinians move beyond their differences.”

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This commentary is part of a CGNews Special Series entitled “Enlarging the Window of Opportunity” May 19, 2005

Promote Negotiations or Abandon the Two-State Solution

Naomi Chazan

Naomi Chazan, Professor of Political Science and former Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, writes, “The opportunity which emerged after the death of Yasser Arafat, the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new president of the Palestinian Authority, and the approval of the Sharon disengagement plan, is dissipating quickly. […] Only a collaborative salvage operation based on a multi-faceted strategy and a multi-layered group of actors can reverse a trend that threatens to thoroughly destabilize the region and compromise the future of all those involved.

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4.5.2005

Zum 40. Jahrestag der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Israel erklärt der Vorstand des Deutsch-Israelischen Arbeitskreises für Frieden im Nahen Osten (DIAK)

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George Mason University, February 6, 2005

Winds of Change in Syria

Marc Gopin

In between speaking at two seminars in Israel regarding the future of peace and conflict in the region, I slipped out of the country into Jordan and then on to Syria. The trip was the brainchild of Hind Kabawat, a Syrian/Canadian attorney who I had met at the World Economic Forum. She planned with me an unprecedented set of engagements in Damascus raising publicly for the first time in forty years the subject of peace in the Middle East.

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The Arabic Media Internet Network, April 6, 2005

Palestinians Have a Chance to Watch the Movie Gandhi in Arabic

Maher Abukhater

Palestinian journalist Maher Abukhater reports the launching in the Palestinian city of Ramallah of the award winning film Ghandi in Arabic. The movie, spreading the message of satyagraha, meaning “truth force,” used 129 Palestinian actors for the dubbing. It will be screened in Palestinian cities, villages and refugee camps and will be given to schools and non-governmental organizations in order to promote its message.

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Israel Policy Forum, April 8, 2005

Getting Out for Israel’s Sake

MJ Rosenberg

Prior to last week’s meeting between American President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, MJ Rosenberg, Director of Policy Analysis for the Israel Policy Forum, demonstrates the need for the “pro-Israel camp” to reframe thinking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Getting out of the territories is not primarily a gift to the Palestinians; it is a gift to Israel, […] the one saving grace of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that it is the opposite of a zero sum game. What is good for one side, is good for the other.

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The Boston Globe, April 8, 2005

Program Unites Israelis, Palestinians: Medical Workers Trained to Save Lives

Carey Goldberg

"Imagine, said Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, a bunch of Israelis and Palestinians in a room, covered with blood. Now imagine that they are not in conflict, said Nasser, the chief executive officer of Augusta Victoria Hospital in Arab East Jerusalem. Rather, they are Israeli and Palestinian doctors and nurses who are bloody because they are working together to resuscitate a wounded patient.”

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The Jerusalem Post, February 24, 2005

Our City, We Have No Other

Elhanan Reiner

Senior lecturer at the Tel Aviv University, Professor Reiner comments on how the Israeli government's recent attempts at land expropriation in east Jerusalem, the building of the 'separation wall' and the occupation are affecting Jerusalem's universal status.  "Maintaining the universal character of Jerusalem depends upon maintaining her multi-cultural texture.
This cannot be an afterthought; it must be planned for. It demands that we bow our heads in respect before the cultures that live here."

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March 6, 2005

Urgent Steps Needed To Sustain The Fragile Window Of Opportunity

Dr. Ziad Asali

President of the Washington-based American Task Force on Palestine, Dr. Ziad Asali shares his perspective on the critical steps required to sustain a fragile window of opportunity for peace and elaborates on what he thinks Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans need to do to maintain the positive momentum. 

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JTA, March 6, 2005

During A Sail For Peace, Israelis Return To Old War Zones On Yachts

Dina Kraft

On March 6, more than 50 yachts and 350 sailors set off from Tel Aviv on a "Sail for Peace" whose route includes the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, and the Red Sea with stops in Port Said, Sharm el-Sheik, Eilat, and Aqaba.  "This is about sailing without borders where you are fighting nature instead of fighting each other," says Eitan Friedlander, co-organizer
of the rally.

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