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Ahiya Raved, YNet News, July 6, 2018 ["We, the people, pay the price of the violent conflict between the two sides, and the price is unbearable"]
Oron Shaul's mother pleads with Hamas leader to return her son's body
Ilan Ben Zion, Al Monitor, July 5, 2018
Jerusalem tram seeks to fast track Arabic learning for Israeli Jews
Rabbi Arik Ascherman, The Times of Israel, June 29, 2018
Hezki Baruch, Israel National News, June 25, 2018
MKs Glick and Raz advance bill to abolish draft [Mozes : "in which country other than Israel do women have compulsory conscription? North Korea"]
Itai Amikam, YNet News, June 23, 2018 ["There were no cameras. No press. No countries. No conflict. No religion. Just people, trying to help each other. There is hope"]
‘When I look at him, I don’t see a child from Gaza—I see a child’
Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, June 12, 2018
West Bank city becomes shopper's paradise for Palestinians living in Israel
Ilan Ben Zion, Al Monitor, June 7, 2018
Israeli association aims to teach children tolerance through dolls
Reuters, Haaretz, June 5, 2018
WATCH : Palestinian Students Hope Sea Waves Can Be New Power Source for Blockaded Gaza
Opinion
The Arab World Needs to Move on From the Liberation of Palestine
Israel is going nowhere, and we in the Arab world have to deal with it. That means offering Israelis prosperity, security and friendship; all Israel needs to do is overcome their prejudices and give Palestinians their rights
For the people caught in the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict, their own leaders and Western intermediaries have failed.
Summits, conferences, accords and a roadmap going nowhere have been a waste of time and effort. Earlier attempts at finding solutions brokered by U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were genuine - but were stymied. Those that followed were either fig leaves or half-hearted.
Today, there is not only "nothing on the table," there is no table. [...]
There is plenty of blame to apportion. But regurgitating past errors of judgment has been done over and over again. It is beyond time for a new page to be opened in this unending book of horrors. How long must we go on rehashing and repeating more than 50 years' worth of mistakesPresidents, prime ministers, Middle East envoys and UN Secretary Generals, however well-meaning, have achieved precisely nothing. Relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are on the rocks. Rockets and missiles fly both ways over Gaza.
I am convinced that peace will not come from the top down, but rather requires grassroots movements - on the lines of Peace Now, established by Israeli reservists in 1978 to advocate for a two-state solution. [...]
The climate has worsened since the movement’s heyday, currently dominated by fear, hatred and a thirst for revenge. Those destructive emotions need to change. Trust between the two peoples needs to be built brick by brick; they should learn to see each other as fellow human beings with the same hopes and dreams. Peace Now’s philosophy must be revived in the hearts and minds of not only Israelis but also Palestinians.
Israelis take part in a rally in support of establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel to end the conflict, in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2017.Oded Balilty/AP
Israelis and Palestinians must put a lid on the past, no matter how painful and bloody, else they will suffocate what could be a bright future. Yesterday is just fodder for history books. The only path of any value is forward, a path that takes us away from dark shadows into the light.
What Palestinians have to gain from a peaceful conclusion to this conflict is well known. The tiny spark of hope that gave them the courage to carry on is all but stifled, replaced by desperation, evidenced by recent mass protests in Gaza resulting in dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries.
Their courage is beyond reproach. But other than placing their plight on the international front burner for a brief moment in time, such demonstrations are exercises in futility at a great cost to those who took part.
Yes, Israel’s reputation for brutality has been endorsed again. European states and even sectors of the American Jewish community are outraged.
Palestinian protesters flee from incoming tear gas canisters during clashes following a demonstration along the Gaza - Israel border. June 1, 2018SAID KHATIB/AFP
[...] My appeal is directed at the people of Israel, so used to the status quo that they may be unaware that reconciliation with stable, prosperous Arab states on condition Palestinians get their rights will provide them with untold benefits.
Those benefits include inflows of investments from the GCC and other Arab countries to boost Israel’s economy. That translates into new business opportunities, improved infrastructure, greater opportunities and prosperity.
They include the ability to travel and be welcomed as tourists throughout most of the Middle East.
They include a reduction in anti-Semitism exacerbated, in part, by the occupation.
They include a potential end to the conscription of young Israelis and mandatory reserve duty.
They include an exchange of talent and technologies. Multilateral cultural and social interactions. The end of aggression and loathing.
A woman and her baby standing near an area hit by a missile launched from Gaza in the town of Sderot, Israel. July 15, 2014Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org
And they include security and intelligence cooperation, buffering Iran’s belligerence.
I would ask Israelis to set aside their long-held prejudices and dig deep to see what is in their interests. The same goes for Arabs.
Think about your children and grandchildren. Don't indoctrinate them with your fears and hatreds. Don't pollute the minds of future generations. Young people deserve to be carefree, not forced to wear uniforms and carry weapons. Allow them to formulate their own views.
Give them a chance to move forward together, free from the weight of your emotional baggage and bad experiences. Changing attitudes is a crucial prerequisite for Israelis and Arabs to live together with mutual respect on the same soil.
Like it or not, the Israeli state is recognized by the United Nations and the world at large. Israel boasts high-calibre university graduates, ground-breaking inventions and cutting-edge research. Better to deal with it than fruitlessly wishing it away. Israel with its nuclear weapons and military might is going nowhere.
[...] We all prayed for Palestine to be liberated and for Palestinians to have their own state, but is that achievable now? Or is that simple, wishful thinking within our stubbornly romantic minds? Wishful thinking will not permit the Palestinian people to live in dignity and security without fear.
Let us shift our thinking towards a logical solution that will secure a better future for our nations, for Arab and Israeli youth and especially for those young Palestinians, born in conflict, who deserve the same chances enjoyed by their peers everywhere.
Israelis and Palestinians should revolt against the useless old leadership and outdated playbooks keeping them on different sides of the fence. Tear down those figurative and material walls. People power could be a game changer. The men in suits bent on consolidating power have let you down. Peace engendered by the very people who have the most to gain (and to lose) could work where all else has failed.
Khalaf Al Habtoor, Haaretz, June 4, 2018
Opinion : The Arab World Needs to Move on From the Liberation of Palestine
Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, June 4, 2018
American-born IDF veteran stands her ground on Gazan nurse death [“In the end, that’s what matters. Just doing good acts for each other, across religious, political or global borders.”]
Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, June 1, 2018
First-ever Iftar meal to be held in Prime Minister's office [“There is too much violence going on, and here there is something peaceful...this is a positive step in the right direction.”]
Greer Fay Cashman, The Jerusalem Post, May 31, 2018
At Presidential Iftar Arab leaders urge Pdt Rivlin, police to seize illegal weapons in community
Nadiya Al-Noor, The Times of Israel, May 29, 2018
Al Jazeera, May 26, 2018
North and South Korean leaders Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in meet again at border
Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, May 24, 2018
Students use sea waves as new power source for blockaded Gaza
Jake Cohen, The Times of Israel, May 22, 2018
The Kaddish I recited for Gaza calls for peace
Jan van Mil, The Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2018
Will we ever know what happened on the Gaza border?
Gol Kalev, The Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2018
Bottom-Up Peace : Solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sarah Levi, The Jerusalem Post, May 16, 2018
Founder of the 'Most Peaceful Country in the Middle East' dies at 88
Shayna Abramson, The Times of Israel, May 15, 2018
Fearing for my life, I mourn for Gaza
Donniel Hartman, The Times of Israel, May 15, 2018
The moral challenge of Gaza [...walk in the way of God, a God who declares, “My creation is drowning, and what are you doing about it?”]
Diana Lipton, The Times of Israel, May 10, 2018
And the tolerance capital of the world is… Jerusalem!
Lidar Gravé-Lazi, The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2018
Jerusalem residents tend to be happy, says report
Sarah Tuttle-Singer, The Times of Israel, May 9, 2018
Getting polyamorous with Jerusalem
Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, May 8, 2018
Ramallah festival takes dancing to the streets
Gur Megiddo, Haaretz, May 8, 2018
A Billionaire’s Startup and a Gaza Water Project
Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, May 7, 2018
Palestinians to partner with Damascus on refugee camp reconstruction
Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, May 6, 2018
Gaza’s budding modeling sector struggles against tradition
David Horovitz, The Times of Israel, May 3, 2018
Who we are, why we’re here: Israeli author explains Zionism to the Palestinian
Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, April 27, 2018
Israeli, Palestinian candidates share electoral list in Jerusalem first
Mersiha Gadzo & Anas Jnena, Al Jazeera, April 21, 2018
The Palestinian women at the forefront of Gaza's protests
David Grossman, Haaretz, April 18, 2018
David Grossman c/o Itai Blumenthal, YNet News, April 18, 2018 ["It's so easy to devote oneself to hatred and rage and a desire to take revenge..."]
Joint Israeli-Palestinian memorial goes ahead under eye of heavy security ["If the Israelis don't have a home, the Palestinians won't have a home either, and vice versa"]
Salman Masalha, Haaretz, April 18, 2018
Tamar Ben-Ozer, The Jerusalem Post, April 18, 2018
EU passes bill to promote anti-hate education in Palestinian schools
Huda Baroud, Al Monitor, April 18, 2018
Gaza restaurant offers food to poor families [“Faker Bghayrak” ("Think of Others")]
Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, April 18, 2018
8,000 join Israeli, Palestinian bereaved families for Memorial Day ceremony
Noam Chen, The Times of Israel, April 18, 2018
32 breathtaking photos of Jerusalem that’ll touch your heart and make you wish you were here now
Dina Kraft, Haaretz, April 17, 2018
Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians Join in Shared Grief at Alternative Memorial Day Event
Sarah Tuttle-Singer, The Times of Israel, April 15, 2018
Iris Leal, Haaretz, April 15, 2018
Those soldiers are our children
Hana Salah, Al Monitor, April 13, 2018
Women at the front lines of Gaza protests [Women’s activities in the camps are characterized by pacifism]
Aziza Nofal, Al Monitor, April 12, 2018
Palestinian sisters dig into history of last all-Christian village
Yossi Beilin, Al Monitor, April 10, 2018
Gaza's immense potential / Two possible options for the long haul
Khaled Abu Toameh, The Times of Israel, April 9, 2018
Shaiya Rothberg, The Times of Israel, April 9, 2018
If you lived in Gaza, you would march on the fence
Elior Levy, YNet News, April 6, 2018
The Gazan activist, Ahmed Abu Artima, whose post sparked the March of Return
Oliver Holmes & Hazem Balousha, The Guardian, April 6, 2018
Time for peaceful resistance, says Gaza's new movement
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz, April 5, 2018
Palestinians Host Jewish and Israeli Activists in First-ever West Bank 'Freedom Seder'
YNet News, April 3, 2018
Saudi crown prince: 'Israel has right to exist in peace'
Lior Tal Sadeh, The Times of Israel, April 2, 2018
When it comes to Gaza, hold your fire
Leah Solomon, The Times of Israel, April 1, 2018
If you were Gazan, what would you do?
YNet News, April 1, 2018
Activists at Tel Aviv demo say 'Gazans searched for freedom, got shot'
Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, March 31, 2018
The blame lies with Hamas, not Israel
Yasir Wakid, Haaretz, March 22, 2018
Israelis Are Now the Majority at This Palestinian University
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel, March 21, 2018
Sarah Tuttle-Singer offers startling, emotional Jerusalem insights in first book
Jonathan Weber Rosen, The Jerusalem Post, March 19, 2018
Mother of Jerusalem stabbing victim 'chooses life'
Jonathan Jacobson, Haaretz, March 15, 2018
How a Bitcoin Developer Ended Up Fighting ISIS in Syria [Amir Taaki : "We have to drop these categories of Jew, Syrian, Arab and so on. I honestly believe Rojava is the only solution for a lasting peace in the midst of this chaotic Middle East."]
Elad Benari, Israel National News, March 15, 2018
Netanyahu on Pompeo: We will work very well together
Shlomi Eldar, Al Monitor, March 14, 2018
Palestinians pin hopes on Pompeo
Amir Alon, YNet News, March 14, 2018
Stats show Israel has highest fertility rate in the West
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, The Jerusalem Post, March 14, 2018
Prof. Stephen Hawking's love-hate relation ship with Israel ["He didn't surrender to his illness... He smiled at life and maybe even at death"]
Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post, March 14, 2018
Amid threats, a pragmatic Arab Jerusalemite aims to get his community voting
Aziza Nofal, Al Monitor, March 12, 2018
International prize nomination shines spotlight on West Bank theater [in Beit Jala, Bethlehem]
Shachar Peled, Haaretz, March 11, 2018
'Voice of Change': The American Teenage Girls Working Toward a Muslim-Jewish Sisterhood
Sarah Levi, The Jerusalem Post, March 10, 2018
The revival of the kibbutz : a uniquely Israeli institution
Florence Massena, Al Monitor, March 9, 2018
Syrian children in Lebanon express their plight with poetry [the Haneen = "Loving" Exhibition in Beirut]
Mersiha Gadzo, Al Jazeera, March 8, 2018
How Palestinian women led successful non-violent resistance
Arona Maskil, YNet News, March 8, 2018
Welcome to Israel: Are you ready for fast and furious? [to understand the Israeli way of life]
Roi Rubinstein, YNet News, March 6, 2018
Jewish, Arab residents of Acre show solidarity after attack
Shaul Arieli & Nimrod Novik, The Times of Israel, March 6, 2018
In West Bank reality, annexation is a pipedream
Netta Ahituv, Haaretz, March 3, 2018
The Non-Violent Resistance Guide That Inspired Jewish Settlers and Muslim Brothers Alike
Sarah Tuttle-Singer, The Times of Israel, February 28, 2018
When an ultra-Orthodox woman kissed me in the middle of Jerusalem [Jerusalem is love]
Lidar Gravé-Lazi, The Times of Israel, February 26, 2018
Israeli, Palestinian students reach elusive peace deal
Sarah Tuttle-Singer, The Times of Israel, February 25, 2018
Why the Palestinian jeweler from Hebron has an Israeli ID card
Shoshana Kranish, The Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2018
Artists 4 Israel travels to Indonesia in latest mural-making venture
Ron Kronish, The Times of Israel, February 22, 2018
Moderation in times of extremism: Mohammed Dajani Daoudi
Ariel Dominique Hendelman, The Jerusalem Post, February 17, 2018
Jerusalem is for lovers : the city's best date night spots
Elior Levy, YNet News, February 15, 2018
In prison I understood Israelis want peace, says released Palestinian murderer [ex security prisoners talk about their life in Israeli prisons]
Micah Goodman, Haaretz, February 15, 2018
Opinion : How Israel Can Shrink the Occupation, Without Shrinking Its Security
Andrew Esensten, Haaretz, February 13, 2018
Conscientious Objector Puts Himself in an Israeli Soldier’s Boots in New Book
Dov Lieber, The Times of Israel, February 9, 2018
How a Saudi publisher is helping Israel speak to the Arab world
Jonathan Sacks, The Times of Israel, February 8, 2018
The power of empathy (Mishpatim, Covenant and Conversation 5778) ["The only genuine, non-violent alternative is to enter into the pain of the other..."]
Chana Roberts, Israel National News, February 7, 2018
'If the other side doesn't want peace, how can you have peace?' [Muslim author & journalist, human rights activist Raheel Raza]
Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, February 5, 2018
Gaza youth debate political, social issues
Dov Lieber, The Times of Israel, February 4, 2018
With all his chips in, Palestinian businessman Bashar Masri aims to build ‘Silicon Rawabi’
Amani Nasser al-Shurafa, Al Monitor, February 4, 2018
Girls of Jerusalem ensemble gets Palestinian voices heard
Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, February 3, 2018 ["By advancing a policy that impacts every life, every day, we can restore hope in the possibility of peace, one glass at a time"]
Commentary : to make peace in the Middle East, focus first on water
Associated Press, YNet News, February 3, 2018
Palestinian-American brings #MeToo campaign to West Bank
Ari Plachta, Haaretz, February 2, 2018
Yotam Berger & Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz, February 2, 2018
Israeli Attacked by Mob, Rescued by Palestinian Forces After Driving Into West Bank Town
KKL-JNF, The Jerusalem Post, February 1, 2018
Planting seeds of unity in Lahav forest [Jews and Arabs, Reform and Conservative Jews, religious and secular Jews, right and left]
Hana Salah, Al Monitor, January 31, 2018
Urban agriculture spreads in Gaza
Shmuel Harlap, Haaretz, February 1, 2018
Opinion : The Next Israeli Prime Minister’s First Speech to the Palestinians
David Rosenberg, Israel National News, January 30, 2018
Neturei Karta backs Ahed Tamimi
Huda Baroud, Al Monitor, January 28, 2018 [Jan. 15 exhibition organized by the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority with the support of the European Union]
How innovators aim to solve Gaza’s environmental problems
Alaa ElBurai, Al Monitor, January 28, 2018
Palestinian artist turns olive leaves into silver jewels
Arik Ascherman, The Times of Israel, January 26, 2018
I can't rejoice in the downfall of ancient enemies
Qanta A. Ahmed, The Times of Israel, January 26, 2018
Jerusalem belongs to the Jews: An Islamic truth
Huda Baroud, Al Monitor, January 25, 2018
Why Gaza merchants are forgiving debt [ the “Sameh, Toujar” campaign : (Forgive and You Shall Receive) ]
Tamam Mohsen, Al Monitor, January 24, 2018
Gazan artists, intellectuals seek to revive culture cafes
Giulio Meotti, Israel National News, January 24, 2018
Arab regimes are terrified by Israel's freedoms
Akiva Eldar, Al Monitor, January 23, 2018
New Palestinian metropolis offers economic route around occupation [Masri : "Rawabi sends a message to the international community..."]
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel, January 21, 2018
Al-salam alaikum! Is it finally time for Israelis to learn Arabic?
Lidar Gravé-Lazi, The Jerusalem Post, January 21, 2018
Reducing violence by teaching compassion toward animals
Barry Davis, The Jerusalem Post, January 20, 2018
Getting Martin Luther King's message across
Judy Maltz, Haaretz, January 18, 2018
The One Place in Israel Where Interfaith Romance Is Celebrated
Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, January 17, 2018
Citing Palestinian quality of life, settler leader opposes checkpoints
Ofer Petersburg, YNet News, January 15, 2018
NIS 15 million allocated for 'peace train' to Jordan border
Anna Ahronheim, The Jerusalem Post, January 15, 2018
Meet the woman with one of the hardest jobs in the Middle East
Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, January 12, 2018
Palestinian artist draws vivid picture of women's suffering, rage
Ahmed Sammak, Al Monitor, January 12, 2018
Gaza speech therapist treats refugee kids online
Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, January 12, 2018
A former settler is bent on dismantling outposts he once toiled to establish
Judy Maltz, Haaretz, January 11, 2018 [ "when you come here and meet people face to face and see how they live their daily lives, the picture you get is quite different"]
It Started as a Joke: Only Women Could Fix the 'Mess in the Middle East' ["no people are inherently evil, this isn’t a situation of good guys versus bad guys"]
Michal Shilor, The Times of Israel, January 10, 2018
The Jerusalem we know [Jerusalem is a microcosm of the conflict itself, the epicenter of the most difficult issues facing our people. Yet it is also where the solution lies]
Dr Michael Laitman, The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 10, 2018 [About "the tendency to unite (the Hebrew word for “Jew” [Yehudi] comes from the word for “united” [yihudi]"]
Why a Death Penalty for Terrorists Won’t Solve Terrorism… and What Will
Yoav Peck, The Times of Israel, January 9, 2018
Challenging the almost certain future [A young Jewish settler and terror victim willing to talk to a Palestinian from Hebron? Impossible, right? ]
Avi Davidi, The Times of Israel, January 7, 2018
With rare Israel visit, Bahraini delegation seeks new dialogue for coexistence
Michael Eisenberg, The Times of Israel, January 7, 2018
Jerusalem’s brand? It’s the City of Empathy [Schools, education, 21st century skills and tough neighborhoods is an empathy industry that creates badly needed skills]
Al Jazeera, January 6, 2018
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King [a 47' video portrait "face to face"]
Joumana Imad, Al Monitor, January 5, 2018
Gaza playground teaches visitors to repurpose household goods
Judy Maltz, Haaretz, January 5, 2018
A Thrill-seeking American Jew’s Adventures Through the Arab Spring
Israel National News, January 4, 2018
Watch: Breslover Hassid and PA resident share a light moment
Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, January 3, 2018 [more than 73% of the seawater along the Gazan coast was contaminated last July. Only 23% of the seawater was contaminated before 2014 ]
New treatment plant to help Gaza's wastewater crisis
Debra Kamin, Al Monitor, January 2, 2018 [Nearly 50% of Israelis can trace their roots to Arabic-speaking nations like Yemen, Syria and Iraq]
New generation of Arabic-singing Israelis move charts
Ronen Bergman, YNet News, January 2, 2018
IDF service is sacred, but conscientious objectors have no choice
Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, January 2, 2018
IDF refusal letter organized by radical left-wing NGO
David Brinn, The Jerusalem Post, January 2, 2018
Ringo Starr to perform in Israel 52 years after cancelled concert [Starr is known for carrying the message of unity The Beatles helped forge and for flashing the peace sign]
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