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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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Olmert peace plan made public

By The Pulse
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 11:33am

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert proposed swapping land with the Palestinians for major settlement blocs in the West Bank as part of his peace plan, as detailed in a map released to Haaretz. Olmert's plan, which was presented to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in September 2008, would have involved the transfer of 327 square kilometers of land within the Green Line to the Palestinians, while annexing 6.3 per cent of the West Bank to Israel.

What's Behind the Israel-Turkey Rift?

By David Halperin
Program Director / Policy Analyst
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 4:14pm

On December 22, 2008, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert travelled to Turkey to meet with Prime Minister Tayyep Erdogan to discuss efforts to launch direct Israel-Syria peace talks. Days earlier, Olmert had expressed optimism that talks could resume with Turkey’s mediation, and there were reports that Syria had produced a document outlining its terms for direct negotiations.

What's Behind the Israel-Turkey Rift?

By David Halperin, October 16, 2009

On December 22, 2008, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert travelled to Turkey to meet with Prime Minister Tayyep Erdogan to discuss efforts to launch direct Israel-Syria peace talks. Days earlier, Olmert had expressed optimism that talks could resume with Turkey’s mediation, and there were reports that Syria had produced a document outlining its terms for direct negotiations.

An Israeli View: Bibi's rival

By Aluf Benn
editor-at-large of Ha'aretz
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 11:59am

Israel's relations with the Palestinian Authority combine security cooperation with diplomatic warfare. While the West Bank is relatively calm and its economy is growing, bitter rivalry prevails at the political level. The mutual dislike and mistrust between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was clearly visible in the failed New York summit imposed upon them by American President Barack Obama last month.

An Israeli View: Israel and UDI

By Yossi Alpher
co-editor of bitterlemons.org; former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 11:53am

In recent weeks, the two most senior moderate Palestinian leaders have put forth the option of Palestinian unilateral independence. In his Bethlehem speech in early August, which is now official Fateh policy, President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) proposed a unilateral declaration of independence as one of two Palestinian fall-back positions in the event final status negotiations for a two-state solution fail (his other fall-back option is a one-state solution).

An Israeli View: Try a limited Phase III

By Yossi Alpher
co-editor of bitterlemons.org; former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 12:29pm

In recent weeks, we have revisited phases I and II of the roadmap. In my assessment of the two sides' performance in Phase I, Israel was found most wanting, particularly on the issue of settlements and outposts, with the Palestinians having made a far more serious effort to fulfill their commitments regarding security and institution-building. Phase II was understood, upon reassessment, to comprise important components of US President Barack Obama's appeal to the Arab world to offer Israel incentives for freezing settlement construction.

An Israeli View: Obama is deep into phase II

By Yossi Alpher
co-editor of bitterlemons.org; former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 9:48am

The roadmap seemed to have been stillborn in 2003 when it was introduced by the Quartet after extensive negotiations with Israel and the PLO. The principal obstacle to implementing it back then was leadership on all sides: US, Israel and the PLO.

A New Fatah?

By David Halperin
Program Director / Policy Analyst
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 2:28pm

The first Fatah conference in twenty years concluded this week, with many analysts claiming it has bolstered the position of younger Palestinian leaders untainted by corruption, as well as that of President Mahmoud Abbas, the party's chairman.

Over 2,000 delegates attended the closed-door conference that was billed as an opportunity for the "young guard" of Palestinian leaders to replace veteran associates of the late Fatah leader Yasser Arafat.

An Israeli View: A significant event

By Yossi Alpher
co-editor of bitterlemons.org; former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 1:58pm

As I write, the Sixth Fateh General Conference is still ongoing, far beyond its originally scheduled date of adjournment. The composition of Fateh's governing bodies, the Central Committee and the Revolutionary Council, is not yet known, thereby denying us a key measure for gauging the temper and direction of the movement in the years ahead.

Signs Of Hope For Peace; Obama Must Lead

By The Pulse
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 4:02pm

This week's edition of The Economist tackles the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with two articles addressing the current state of negotiations and the role of American diplomacy.

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