Reports from the Ground
December 2010: Israel's No to Settlement Freeze;
Argentina and Brazil Recognize Palestinian State
Gershon Baskin:
Encountering Peace: The House is on FireBBC :
Middle East Peace Talks: Settlement Row "Crisis" Haaretz -
Israel Warns Argentina: Recognition of Palestinian State Shatters Peace Process
Settlements: A Blog by the Strickerts, Missionaries at Redeemer Lutheran English-Speaking Congregation in Jerusalem
Pastor Fred and Diaconal Minister Gloria Strickert have begun a blog called A Walk in Jerusalem, at http://walkinjerusalem.blogspot.com/. The most recent post is a primer on the settlement issue. Read their perspectives from the ground.
Settlements in Focus by Peace Now: A 6 month Accounting of the Settlement Moratorium
Peace Now analyzes the recent settlement freeze that has just recently expired. In addition, Peace Now has an interactive map (available as a cell phone app) that shows some of the settlements in the West Bank.
Click here to view.
July 19, 2010 - Jerusalem Post article by Gershon Baskin, co-CEO of the Israe/Palestine Center for Research and Intormation, about the timeframe for peace and the relationship between continued settlement building and Zionism.
Series of Op-Eds in New York Times
This is a set of four articles by Nicholas D. Kristof about his travels to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the current situation.
Recent Video Clips
July 1, 2010 - This Jewish Daily Forward opinion piece by Ziad Asali, President of the American Task Force on Palestine, discusses his views on how peace demands courage.
May 11, 2010 - This Jerusalem Post article by Gershon Baskin describes why the recent proximity talks are for him an optimistic development.
April 26, 2010 - In this Jersusalem Post article Gershon Baskin lays out the history and issues of Jerusalem and his hopes for the city's future.
April 13, 2010 - In this Jerusalem Post article Gershon Baskin responds to two earlier Post articles with his understanding of the historical narrative and the role of truisms.
May 5, 2010 - The Palestinian campaign against settlement products represents a practical commitment to peace, writes the PA minister of national economy in the Jerusalem Post.
April 2010 - The reflection of Yusef Daher, a Palestinian Christian church official in Jerusalem, on the tensions in Jerusalem told through the lens of his inability one day to get to work in the Old City.
An article by Bassam Khoury, former Minister of National Economy for the Palestinian Authority, in the April, 2010 Foreign Policy Magazine describes the difficulties faced by Palestinian Christians, including Israeli restrictions on movement and access to holy sites during Holy Week and escalating problems in East Jerusalem with home demolitions and expanding Israeli settlements.
This April 7th, 2010 article from the New York Times explores how in the face of failing diplomacy and armed stuggle non-violent acts of popular resistance are becoming a "third way" for residence of the West Bank to assert their position.
The March-April 2010 issue of The American Interest takes as its focus a look at the political relationship of the United States and Israel as it pertains to settlements and foreign policy strategies.
The Gentile Responsibility for the Power of Israeli Interest in US Policy
This is a set of three blog posts for The American Interest offer a look into the relationship between Christians in the US government's foreign policy interests in Israel.
This April 4th, 2010 op-ed piece in the Cedar Rapids Gazette is written by Heidi Schramm, Wartburg College grad and current research associate for the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights. Her piece focuses on the role of settlment expansion in Israel in the face of US opposition and what the potential outcomes might be.
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