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[...]
December 3rd, 2009 - 2:42 pm § in International
In Tough Times, Israel Holds Steady
While the global economy has suffered a severe meltdown since 2008, Israel has been kept largely shielded.[...]
November 25th, 2009 - 5:16 pm § in Politics
Israeli Government to Freeze Settlment Activity for 10 Months.
Photo: GPO In an effort to jumpstart negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday a 10-month settlement freeze in the West Bank. The decision was confirmed in a vote of 11-1 by his Security Cabinet composed of senior ministers and security officials. This decision, on [...]
Shimon Peres Confronts Iran…In Brazil
During the week of November 10th, President Shimon Peres took the fight against Iran’s growing nuclear program across seas and continents to Brazil. A modest friend of Ahmadinejad’s regime, Brazil is scheduled to host the Iranian President in late November. As South America’s largest country,[...]
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.[...]
