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The far right infiltration of Israel’s media is blinding the public to the truth about Gaza

Proponents of the settler movement are ruling the airwaves – and skewing coverage of the conflict, writes Haaretz journalist Etan Nechin

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

Key Israeli-Palestinian Accord Dead, Says An Architect Of Deal

The Oslo Accords, which aimed to bring "peaceful coexistence" to Israel and the Palestinians, are now dead, one of the deal's architects, Norwegian peace worker Jan Egeland told AFP. The agreement produced the now iconic image of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin shaking hands September…

International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023

The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image

The long read: He first became prime minister in 1996, and has been pushing the country further right ever since. Most agree his political days are numbered – but the approach he established will prove very difficult to shift

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

A song of peace silenced long ago, the rockets of war exploding today, and the legacies still to be written

I was given a bird’s eye perch at Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral in 1995. One speaker, a close friend of Rabin, waved high above his head the bloodstained paper bearing the lyrics of the peace song the Israeli leader had sung just before he was assassinated.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 28, 2023

Biden wants a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Is it still possible?

Biden is calling for a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. But the long-discussed framework is increasingly unpopular in the region. Here are some of its challenges — and alternatives.

WEKU · Oct 27, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: six key moments for the Gaza Strip

Once again, the Gaza Strip is at the epicentre of violence in the Middle East. This tiny 41km-by-13km band of territory on the Mediterranean, sandwiched between the often hostile neighbours of Israel and Egypt, has faced repeated rounds of violence in recent history – but the current war is the…

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2023

Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive

President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress.

WEKU · Oct 19, 2023

Peace activist Ofer Bronchtein: Israel must 'act calmly' and avoid 'vengeance'

Ofer Bronchtein is president of the International Forum for Peace and was an adviser to Israel's former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995 by an Israeli ultranationalist who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords. Bronchtein tells Perspective that, in the wake of the October 7 attack…

France 24 · Oct 17, 2023

What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

Recent events are the culmination of a decades-long clash in the disputed region of the Middle East

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023

From 1947 to 2023: Retracing the complex, tragic Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again on October 7 after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. This is a new deadly episode in a conflict that has its roots…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2023