Monthly Archives: May 2014

Israeli- Arab Conflicts At firs,t being introduce to the class I had almost no understanding of the highly discussed issues going into the class. All I had were preconceived notions that many Arab states disliked Israel of whom was backed … Continue reading →

GENEVA: Palestine on Friday became a formal party to five global treaties banning torture and racial discrimination, and protecting the rights of women, children and the disabled, the UN said. Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN human rights office, told … Continue reading →

In a run-down office in the busy centre of Tel Aviv, a group of Israelis are finalising preparations for this year’s independence day holiday. But their conversation – switching between Arabic and Hebrew – centres not on celebrating the historic … Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgQfCUNf0no An award winning short satirical film on the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

When an Israeli police chief named Baruch Mizrahi was shot on the eve of Passover on his way to a seder near Hebron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement blaming the Palestinian Authority for its incitement. “The Palestinian Authority … Continue reading →

A light hearted post. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4gu27QVzOc[/youtube]

JERUSALEM — For the first time in its history, Israel’s army is getting ready to send voluntary military enlistment notices to Christian Arab citizens when they turn eighteen. The unlikely impetus behind the move is none other than the Arab … Continue reading →

Since the launch of the so-called peace process in Madrid in 1991, the world has seen endless rounds of talks with numerous deadlines that are set, and then expire. Shuttle diplomacy efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry at … Continue reading →

  Despite Mahmoud Abbas’s declared wish to continue peace talks, the fact that Hamas will be included in his administration makes the prospect of Israel agreeing virtually non-existent. So this is how it was all fated to end – not … Continue reading →

  If the Obama administration’s view of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict could be summed up in a sentence, it is this: The status quo is unsustainable. “The status quo is unsustainable for all sides. It promises only more violence and unrealized … Continue reading →