3 Strategies for "Successful" Conversations about Israel: A rabbi's advice: Listen; don't try to convince; be personal .

American Jews and the Peace Process by Roberta Fahn Schoffman. Israel Policy Forum. 1-08

What Exactly is Pro-Israel?

Israel backers must support a settlement freeze Rabbi John Friedman. 7/09

Yossi Beilin: Brit Tzedek Keynoter says negotiations can succeed now. Beilin, chief architect of the Geneva Accord peace plan, warns, "If there is no agreement, there will be violence." A permanent US envoy should take charge of the peace process

Heard on the street:  J Street's Take on Recent Events

The Livni-Rice Plan: Jeff Halper

This US Diplomacy is Different! Helena Cobban

Don't Buy Settlement Property, UK Government Warns

Memo to Obama: Day One: Uri Avnery's urgent proposal

Time to push for a comprehensive peace. Brits' Foreign Minister Tours Mideast Hot Spots

Report: Obama Links Israel Peace to Arab Nations' Proposal. The Times - UK 11-08

Come, Obama, Change My Life - an Israeli woman's plea. 11-5-08

Jerusalem: Obstacle to Peace

• Jerusalem's New Hardliner Mayor
• Holy City Faces Splits and Decline

Proposals for new Israeli Orientation-Avraham Burg 11-08

Israel's Surprising Best Seller Contradicts Founding Ideology 10-08

Abbas:"We Will Compromise on Refugees" Overview of promising W.Bank developments 9-08

Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank. New York Times, 9-08

Radical Settlers Take on Israel: A troubling trend. New York Times 9-08

The Key to Peace: Dismantling the Matrix of Control: Israeli Jeff Halper says his nation needs a Palestinian state and should undo the current tangle of control mechanisms.

Palestinians Lose Faith in Two-State Solution - UK Guardian -
EU-funded project calls for "smart" resistance. 9-08

Occupation by Another Name: A Skeptical Look at Ehud Olmert's "Final Status" Proposal. 8-08

On the Brink of Peace in the Middle East? Local initiatives are overriding our country's damaging foreign policy. Peace may yet break out.

The Collapse of the Middle-East Peace Process: Settlements, checkpoints, and segregated roads are expanding dramatically while the US, Palestinian factions, and Arab States stand by.

Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape Ann Arbor Friends recommend this new book, an evocation of hillsides loved for centuries, as experienced by author Raja Shehadeh. The review by James Zogby in Al Ahram, 7-08, is "Holy Land Lost."
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The Professor Returns to Palestine: Human account of a man's rediscovery of his homeland. Ongoing reports by Mazin Qumsiyeh.

Secrets of the Olives - Tom Segev: Arab Villages Occupied by israelis Hold Secrets of the Past --Haaretz 7-08

Tough Love for Israel? Nicholas Kristoff. What would the US say to Israel, as a true friend? NYT 7-24-08

Palestinian Reconciliation: The Possibilities and Challenges: The dynamic in Gaza and the West Bank is changing due to Israel's movement restrictions, says longtime NYT reporter Greg Myre. 7-08

The Two Israels, N. Kristoff 6-08

"Observing Ramadan": Reflections on Islam and the Current World Situation by a Friend

Moving Beyond Silence: Reconciling Palestine and Israel

Boycott Movement targets Israel: When does a citizen-led boycott of a state become morally justified? That question is raised by an expanding academic, cultural and economic boycott of Israel.

Palestinians' lives invisible to Israelis. A visitor discovers why Israeli citizens seem uninformed about the plight of Palestinians who live nearby.

Overcoming Direct and Structural Violence: Truth and Peacemaking in the Palestinian Experience. Jean Zaru, Ramallah Monthly Meeting, Middle East Yearly Meeting

Different Planets: Israeli commentator Uri Avnery offers a disturbing look at the differing views of israelis and those in the Arab world at the July release of Lebanese prisoners.7-19-08

King Abdullah Urges US Pressure for Palestine-Israel Peace The king tells the US Congress: "Some will say: 'This is not the core issue in the Middle East.' I come here today as your friend to tell you that this is the core issue. And this core issue is producing severe consequences for our world."

Being Faithful Witnesses: Serving God in a Changing World by Jean Zaru, Ramallah Monthly Meeting, Middle East Yearly Meeting

"No American President Can Stand Up to Israel"
Paul Craig Roberts. Counterpunch. 8-07
A hard hitting review of Israel's powerful influence on US policy.