December 1988 will doubtless be remembered as a point of departure in the Arab-Israeli conflict and in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in particular. How the leadership of the Palestinians, Israelis, and key Arab states proceeds from this point in time and how much creativity and courage all sides in the conflict project will determine whether or not peace will finally be achieved.

PLO chief Yasir Arafat's recognition of Israel'...

The historic act of unifying East and West Jerusalem and making the united city Israel's capital 22 years ago symbolized unambiguously and unequivocally the end of an era and the beginning of a new one in Jewish life. The homecoming settled on...

The contemporary Jew, who survived the German horrors of World War II and saw the creation of Israel, is vividly represented by two extraordinary generations. The first generation--the heirs of the Holocaust--witnessed the near destruction of the ...

Israel's momentous withdrawal from Gaza and the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, while substantially reducing the level of violence in the past eight months, have not produced the hoped-for momentum to propel the peace process...

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One of the most momentous declarations to come out of the Arab world since Israel's inception in 1948 is the Arab Peace Initiative, launched in March 2002 in Beirut,...

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been riddled with many intractable problems whose solutions have eluded both sides for more than 60 years. None, however, has been as politically and emotionally charged as the Palestinian right of return to the land ...

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The difficulty in concluding an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement lies in the internal and psychological struggle resulting from decades of debilitating conflict that h...

On a recent trip to the Middle East I had the opportunity to meet with many Israelis and Palestinians from all walks of life including high government officials, settlers and members of the Peace Now movement. I also met with academics, poll...