Featured in the December 19th edition of the Albany Times Union, an editorial by Joel Lion explores the steps Israel is making to realize a two-state solution. Following the historic yet controversial settlement freeze, Lion looks at where the Israeli people are today, and where the Palestinians can[...]
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December 7th, 2009 - 1:58 pm § in Peace
It takes two to forge a lasting Mideast peace
In an editorial featured in the December 6th edition of the New York Daily News, Joel Lion, consul for media and public affairs at the Consulate General in New York, argues for more collaboration and multilateralism in the peace process. In his piece, Lion explores the recent controversy surroundin[...]
December 4th, 2009 - 3:30 pm § in Peace
Flying under the radar, is the two-state solution closer than most realize?
An independent Palestinian state is quietly being built with Israeli assistance, according to Middle East analyst Tom Gross. In his latest editorial, he argues that the perception of the situation on the ground being all gloom and doom "couldn't be further from the truth." Gross does a short case st[...]
Following in Rabin’s Footsteps Towards Peace
November 4th, 2009 marks fourteen years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. A picture of the man who worked so hard to make peace -- and died for that effort -- sits in my office as a constant reminder of the objectives pursued by this great man and by my nation.[...]
PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s Address to the 64th General Assembly
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years-old, to a state of their own in their ancestral homeland. I stand here today as the Prime Minister of Israel, the Jewish state, and I speak to you on behalf of[...]
Supporting Palestinan Capacity Building
Israel has gone to great lengths to improve the conditions in the Palestinian Authority. To learn more about these efforts, visit: Supporting Palestinian Capacity Building: Israel’s Efforts in Supporting the Palestinian Economy, Civil Affairs and Security Reforms 0 people like this post. Like&n[...]
September 14th, 2009 - 4:13 pm § in Peace
Consul General Asaf Shariv: “Settelments Not an Obstacle for Peace”
On Sunday, September 13, 2009, as George Mitchell traveled to Israel to further advance negotiations, Israel's Consul General in New York, Asaf Shariv, published an op-ed in the New York Daily News regarding the often misunderstood issue of settlements.[...]
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Interviews Ambassador Michael Oren
In his first television interview as Israel's new Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren sits down with CNN's Fareed Zakaria to discuss his prospects for peace in the Middle East and on Iran.[...]
West Bank Success Story
Imagine an annual economic growth rate of 7%, declining unemployment, a thriving tourism industry, and a 24% hike in the average daily wage. Where in today's gloomy global market could one find such gleaming forecasts? Singapore? Brazil? Guess again. The West Bank.[...]
July 24th, 2009 - 2:19 pm § in Peace
Supplying Cellular Frequency to Improve Economic Conditions in the West Bank
We would like to clarify a statement made in Ethan Bronner’s July 16th New York Times article, “Signs of Hope Emerge in the West Bank.”[...]
