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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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Marwan Barghouti

Jailed Barghouti ... a Peace-nik?, Calls for Palestinian "Peaceful Resistance"

By David Halperin
Program Director / Policy Analyst
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 5:27pm

At The Wonk Room, Matt Duss brings attention to an interview by Maan News Agency with Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned Palestinian

Interview with Col. (res.) Dr. Ephraim Lavie: Fatah's success is dependent on "renewal... of the political process with Israel"

By The Pulse
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 9:36am

The Pulse recently interviewed Colonel (res.) Dr. Ephraim Lavie. He is Director of the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Program for Jewish-Arab Cooperation and a research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies.

Pulse: In your opinion, what were the main accomplishments of the Fatah convention?

Lavie: Fatah's sixth general convention achieved significant goals in rebuilding the movement both from an organizational aspect as well as an ideological one. First of all, the internal elections for the Central Committee and the Revolutionary Council finally tipped the scales in the power struggle between the old and mid-generation of leaders.

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.

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