Diamond: Whither the two-state solution?
“To continue to speak of a two-state solution in its originally envisioned form as if it has any chance of success in the short or medium term is a recipe for failure, as it undermines the State of Israel and endangers Israelis.”
Kushner, Greenblatt arrive in Israel to talk about peace plan as government dissolves
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt arrived in Israel to discuss the Trump administration’s peace plan an hour before the government voted to dissolve and go to new elections.
Jared Kushner in Middle East to garner support for peace plan
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is in the Middle East to garner support for his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan and will meet with Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday.
Kay: How Fauda might help to bring peace to the Middle East
Barbara Kay looks at how Israelis, Palestinians and Arabs are all drawn to the Netflix Original show, Fauda.
Kushner and Greenblatt to visit Middle East to promote Palestinian economic development
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner is expected to visit the Middle East later this month as part of an effort to promote the economic side of the White House’s yet-to-be-unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative.
Mideast coverage suffering due to media cutbacks: former war correspondent
Media coverage of the Middle East is suffering because of diminishing resources, says a former correspondent for the Guardian, a British daily.
Felice Friedson: Getting unbiased Middle Eastern news
Alex Rose interviews the president and CEO of the Media Line, Felice Friedson.
Roytenberg: The making of the modern Middle East
We recently marked the 71st anniversary of the UN partition vote, which was decided on Nov. 29, 1947. The partition resolution constituted a statement of support by the international community for Jewish aspirations to self-government. The vote was not unanimous, but 33 of the 56 members of the UN General Assembly voted in favour, with […]
Israeli ambassador talks geopolitics in the new Middle East
Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Nimrod Barkan, spoke to a Toronto audience on Israel’s standing in the current geopolitical climate in the Middle East.
Israel making friends behind closed doors at the UN: ambassador
Some countries that are publicly critical of Israel at the UN are privately expressing appreciation behind the scenes, said Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN.
