A Time to Move Forward…
Like many of you, I’ve been keeping an obsessive watch on many of the events occurring in the Middle East. I was relieved, at least initially, to see the amount of attention focused on the protesters in Tunisia and Egypt
Settlements 102
As I mentioned in my last post on the topic of Israeli Settlements, there’s a lot to discuss regarding this issue. Today I will be talking about the motivations behind the Israeli Settler movement.
“Veto Settlements. Vote Justice.”
On Friday, 14 of 15 members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of adopting a draft resolution which would verify the illegality of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
Two-State Solution Isn’t Everything
Life after occupation might be more occupation…
Guess what? The Middle East peace is pretty complicated! As Kristin Hissong wrote in 2 Steps Forward, 3 Steps Back, it’s laughable to think that a Palestinian State is inevitable (whether through negotiations or not).
Religion in Conflict and Peace: Hamas
*This is the third article in my series on the various religious ideologies floating behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You can find Part One here, and Part Two here. Portions of this article are adapted from my M.A. Thesis, “Religio-Political Groups and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process.”
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