Ian Buruma
The Observer State of Palestine
NEW YORK – Palestine is no longer an “entity,” but a state – or, to be precise, a non-member observer state of the United Nations, just like…
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On Thursday, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to upgrade Palestine’s status to “non-member observer state." How will the vote affect regional security and stability? Will Palestine's new status advance or impede the negotiations on a comprehensive peace agreement with Israel?
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Shlomo Ben-Ami
Israel’s Missing Peace Offensive
TEL AVIV – Even before the latest cease-fire took hold, it had become clear that the dilemma facing Israel in Gaza entails more than simply …
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Joschka Fischer
The New Middle East’s New Problems
BERLIN – When hostilities flared in Gaza last month, it seemed like the same old story was repeating itself. The world again witnessed a blo…
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Ana Palacio
A European “Maybe” for Palestine
MADRID – On Monday night, the Palestinian Authority submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly that, if approved, w…
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Daoud Kuttab
The Case for Palestine
RAMALLAH – Nowhere are the grievances that perpetuate violence and war more evident than they are in Palestine today. But the world’s politi…
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Gareth Evans
From Gaza to Where?
CANBERRA – The wisest words on the Second Gaza War may have come from an Israeli living in a kibbutz near the Gaza border. “If you want to d…
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Itamar Rabinovich
Egypt the Peacemaker?
TEL AVIV – Before the current fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza escalates further, a ceasefire must be negotiated. Of course, like p…
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Daoud Kuttab
Israel and Palestine After Oslo
RAMALLAH – On September 13, 1993, Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas met on the South Lawn of the White House to sign the Israel-PLO Declaration…
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Dominique Moisi
Eyesight for Israel’s Blind
PARIS – To find a glimmer of hope on the Israel-Palestine question has become difficult, if not impossible. Most Israelis now believe that a…
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Michael Bröning
Hamas Comes in from the Cold
GAZA CITY – In the wake of revolutionary change in the Middle East, the forces of political Islam have scored one electoral victory after an…
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