The question that hangs ove Läs mer
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100 years after Balfour, why is there no State of Palestine?
100 years since Balfour, , 70 years Läs mer
Britain, Sweden – and a State of Palestine?
Many politicians and members of the public have come to see Palestinians as the world’s underdogs, who, however ugly their behaviour, can do no wrong; and to portray Israel as a Na Läs mer
Time for a ‘Plan B’?
Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have begun once again in earnest – amid no shortage of western pressure. In spite of John Kerry’s apparent optimism, Läs mer
After upgrading status, UN officially switches from ‘Palesti…
While legislative scholars and political pundits continue to debate the exact meaning of the upgrade of the Palestinians to a nonmember observer state, the United Nations last week Läs mer
Why Israel’s first leaders chose not to call the country ‘Pa…
Days before the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948, Zionist officials met to decide what the new country would be called in Arabic, a document released Thursday by th Läs mer
The Arabs in Israel
T he topic of the Arab sector in Israel is polit- ically charged and represents contradicting narratives one Jewish, the other Arab. Läs mer