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64th UN General Assembly: No Peace Deal, No Settlement on Settlements

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
President Barack Obama vows to keep peace efforts moving amid stalled negotiations

(WASHINGTON, DC) September 23, 2009 –President Barack Obama‘s speech at the 64th UN General Assembly meeting displayed evidence that a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians has made no new ground. If anything, the speech indicated the President’s plans to restart negotiations and retract his demand for Israel to end construction of illegal colonies.
“The [...]

Israel Approves More Settlements in Occupied West Bank

Friday, September 11th, 2009
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Israeli Defense Minister Barak and Prime Minister Netanyahu.

On Monday, the Israeli government officially authorized the expansion of West Bank settlements. With the approval of Ehud Barak, the Minister of Defense and leader of the Labor Party, 455 new units will be built in several settlements close both to Jerusalem and to the 1967 border. The move comes as parties try to [...]

What to Make of Hamas, Part III

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Principled Policy as a Last Resort
Michael Thomas
CNI Board Member
American policy toward Hamas has been self defeating. From and after the elections of 2006, in the name of the war on terror, the US has dishonored its commitment to democratic institutions; has vigorously supported massive violations of international humanitarian and human rights law against [...]

What to Make of Hamas, Part II

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Hamas and Current American Policy
Michael Thomas
CNI Board Member

Part I summarized what was learned about Hamas in meetings throughout the Levant in May of this year. In this Part II, we will consider information about Hamas from sources we did not talk to, and analyze current American policies and their evident effects.
Hamas: The Rest of [...]

What to Make of Hamas, Part I

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Hamas as It and Its Neighbors See It
Michael Thomas
CNI Board Member

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has proven intractable for over six decades. In the past decade, even as Israel, Arab states and Fatah have seemed to be gravitating toward a two-state solution many blame a resistance organization designated terrorist by the [...]