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IPF Letter in The New York Times

By Israel Policy Forum
Friday, April 27, 2012 - 9:09am
It is sobering yet productive that three distinguished Israelis are generating ideas despite the unfortunate but realistic conclusion that “a comprehensive peace agreement is unattainable right now.”

In Meeting, A Chance for A Regional Approach

By The Pulse
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 12:41pm

Today, President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after weeks of speculation about how the two countries will address the threat of Iran potentially obtaining nuclear weapons, and with little expectation for progress on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.  However, the Iranian threat – coupled with the historic changes of governments across the Middle East – could actually serve as a strategic opportunity for these leaders to address Iran while advancing regional democratic efforts alongside Israeli-Palestinian peace.

The Right Balance on Iran

By Israel Policy Forum
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 5:22pm

Israel Policy Forum applauds President Barack Obama’s commitment to Israel’s security outlined in his address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

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Israel Intercepts Boat Bound for Gaza

By The Pulse
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 4:26pm

The Free Gaza Movement, an organization committed to breaking the siege of Gaza, has been dispatching boats from Cyprus and sailing them, or attempting to sail them, to the Gaza Strip since August 2008. Usually, the purpose of their missions has been to bring observers from the international community to Gaza to witness the conditions therein. Yesterday, one of the organization's boats, a Greek vessel "Arion" that was renamed "The Spirit of Humanity," embarked on a mission to sail humanitarian aid to Gaza, and was seized by the Israeli navy for doing so. 

A Palestinian View: Mixed signals in a complicated reality

By Ghassan Khatib
Co-editor, bitterlemons.org & former Palestinian Authority Minister of Planning and Labor
Monday, March 9, 2009 - 4:07pm

As is by now usual after political failures or catastrophes, the international donor community met last week in Sharm al-Sheikh in order to pledge financial assistance for the reconstruction of Gaza. This followed Israel's indiscriminate destruction of Gaza that left an estimated 15 percent of Gaza's buildings either fully or partially destroyed in addition to the 1,300 dead and 5,000 wounded.

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