Palestine – Historical Amnesia Causes Kerry’s Downfall…writes David Singer

John Kerry was well on the way to becoming another impotent and failed Secretary of State in November last year – as predicted in my article “Palestine – Kerry Destined For Political Scrapheap”: Read more

Palestine – Kerry Oblivious To Demise Of Palestinian Authority…writes David Singer

US Secretary of State John Kerry and the US State Department continue to cling to the illusion that the Palestinian Authority still exists – despite PLO insistence that it does not following this Decree on 3 January 2013: Read more

Palestine – History and Geography Can Unblock Deadlock…writes David Singer

It is a pity the US State Department chose to focus this week on the private remarks of Israel’s Minister of Defence labelling US Secretary of State John Kerry as being delusional and messianic – rather than concentrating on PLO Chairman Abbas’s very public remarks in the Jerusalem Post that go to the heart of the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict: Read more

Dummies Guide to Peace…by Michael Kuttner

Another week and we are facing yet more unbelievable statements and pronouncements cascading from those involved in the ongoing farce called the “peace” process. Read more

Palestine – Kerry Cannot Succeed Whilst Jew-hatred Abounds…writes David Singer

American Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Israel on 2 January for his tenth visit since March 2013 – reportedly bringing with him his own framework for peace designed to end the Arab-Jewish conflict that has eluded many attempts by others during the last 93 years – including the League of Nations and the United Nations. Read more

An evening with Richard Falk in Parallel Narrative Land

It was a big night out for Sydney’s anti-Israel community, about 300 of whom turned out at Sydney University’s Footbridge Theatre on Thursday to hear Emeritus Professor Richard Falk, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian territories. Read more

Palestinian/Israeli core issues unpacked

When it comes to discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the renewal of peace talks, it seems everyone holds an uncompromising opinion….writes Gabsy Debinski. Read more

The elusive path to the negotiating table Part 2; Israeli and Palestinian delegates head to Washington.’

After a four year stalemate, the Palestinian and Israeli parties laid the groundwork to resume negotiations on the so-called “final status” issues that must be resolved to end the dispute. Amidst much hype, the first ‘peace talks’ commenced in Washington this week…writes Gabsy Debinski. Read more

Lowy welcomes Indyk

The Chairman of the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Mr Frank Lowy AC, has congratulated long-serving Lowy Institute Board member Ambassador Martin Indyk on his appointment as the U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Read more

Israel once held all the cards … writes Gil Solomon

The naiveté of the Jewish world never ceases to amaze me. Read more

Palestine – Jordan/West Bank Bi-National State Under Discussion…writes David Singer

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have been discussing the creation of a bi- national State in the West Bank and Jordan according to Professor Richard Falk  – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967. Read more

Palestine – Accentuate The Positive Eliminate the Negative…writes David Singer

Jordan’s Minister of Culture Barakat Awajan recently received Palestinian Minister of Culture Anwar Abu Aisha in Amman and reportedly took the opportunity to highlight these fundamental facts… Read more

Palestine – The Bi-National State That Can Work…writes David Singer

It is a pity that US Secretary for State John Kerry still believes that a two-state solution is possible after 20 years of failed negotiations between Israel and the PLO to achieve such a result under the Oslo Accords and the Bush Roadmap. Read more

The Australian Media’s Distortion of Truth

Over the past week, the Australian media’s reportage of Israel has been abysmal. Read more

McCully heads to Israel

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister heads to the Middle East today. Read more

Palestine – The Abhorrent Arab Aberration…writes David Singer

Continuing international demands for an Israeli withdrawal from every square metre of the territory occupied by Israel in the Six Day War – now misleadingly termed ” The occupied Palestinian Territories ” (OPT) in countless UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions – acquires particular resonance on the 46th anniversary of the outbreak of that War on 5 June. Read more

Palestine – Pouring Money into a Bottomless Pit

US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Jordan this week proposed investing another four billion dollars in trying to resolve the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Beware The Snake Oil Salesman…writes David Singer

Paul Larudee – one of the founders of the Free Gaza and Free Palestine Movements and an organizer in the International Solidarity Movement – has made some incredibly misleading statements in his latest article “The Palestine Liberation Movement is not about Anti- Semitism” – published in Dissident Voice on 23 May. Read more

Call to step up boycott of Israel

Stepping up the boycott of Israel will be on the agenda of a conference in solidarity with Palestine to be held in New Zealand next month. Read more

Palestine – Turning Unreality Into Reality…writes David Singer

A TV show – “The President” – now being aired on Maan TV – a popular independent Palestinian radio station – presents an opportunity for the election-starved Palestinian Arabs to have their say on what they would do on a variety of subjects if they were elected as the President of Palestine. Read more

Fayad – Hardly a Moderate

The recently resigned former Palestinian Prime Minister Salman Fayad is being eulogized as the late great hope of moderation for the Palestinian Authority write Michael Kuttner and David Bedein. Read more

Palestine – Google Goes Ga Ga…writes David Singer

Google has spoken – Palestine is now indeed recognized as a country by the internet giant following the change of tag line on the homepage of its Palestinian edition from “Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine”. Read more

Palestine – Balfour Declaration Raises Arab Hackles…writes David Singer

The Palestinian Arabs are up in arms at the news that the original 1917 Balfour Declaration will be released by the British Library for display in Israel  alongside Israel’s Declaration of Independence at the opening of a new museum in Tel Aviv in 2015 on the site where Israel declared its independence in 1948. Read more

The Other Son – an interview with Lorraine Levy

French filmmaker Lorraine Levy directed “The Other Son”, a warm,  thought-provoking  and sensitive film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is a film no-one should miss. She answers questions about the project. Read more

Palestine – Two New Arab Myths…writes David Singer

Two new Arab myths have surfaced in the past week to complicate attempts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to procure the resumption of the long stalled  negotiations between Israel and the PLO. Read more

Palestine: Suspending Disbelief Is An Unbelievable Hoax…writes David Singer

Beware failed negotiators like Dennis Ross when they continue to pontificate on the possibility of the two-state solution. Read more

Palestine – Jews and Arabs, the Mandate and the Law

The Levy Commission’s resurrection of the Mandate for Palestine as the legal title deed establishing Israel’s entitlement to claim sovereignty in the West Bank has come 48 years after the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) first tried to bury it…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Obama’s White House Showing Settlement Cracks

With the mid term Congressional elections only a week away – President Obama is struggling to gain Israel’s agreement to some form of freeze to stop Jews who wish to live in the West Bank or East Jerusalem from building houses there. Read more

One president, two foreign ministers – one voice

Kevin Rudd and Murray McCully, the respective Foreign Ministers of Australia and New Zealand, have addressed the United Nations General Assembly…and agree with President Obama on the Middle East. Read more

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