Posts Tagged ‘Middle East Peace’

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 [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

By Brian Doyle and Shane McCarthy CNI Staff Writers brian@cnionline.org and shane@cnionline.org The Foundation for Middle East Peace, a Washington-based non-profit promoting a just Israeli-Palestinian accord, unveiled a DVD “New Hope for Peace: What America Must do to End the Israel Palestine Conflict” at the US Institute for Peace today in which four American elder [...]

By Brian Doyle CNI Staff Writer brian@cnionline.org On June 4th President Obama took an important step in repairing US relations with the Muslim world in his speech at the University of Cairo. The President presented a kinder, gentler America, one knowledgeable and appreciative of Islamic culture and history. Head on, Obama addressed the biggest sources [...]