Views of U.S. Jews and Israelis

JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE--a progressive voice with active chapters across the U.S

J STREET- a lively new lobby challenging AIPAC

BRIT TZEDEK V' SHALOM--rapidly growing group with links to progressive synagogues and temples.  Active lobbying with DC officials.

ISRAEL POLICY FORUM - a moderate US Jewish Voice begun in the days of Israel's peacemaking Premier, Itzak Rabin

ISRAELI-PALESTINE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION - This Think Tank - "Do-Tank" works behind the scenes for peace.

How to End the Occupation Without Negotiations - Gershon Baskin Structured Nonviolent Resistance by the Palestinians may be the only hope for Palestinians 8-08
Is It All Lost?-- Gershon Baskin: Israeli Actions Will Lead To the Abyss 8-08
Time To Get Smart - Baskin - A call for Israel to release a jailed Palestinian leader who could help achieve Palestinian statehood 7-08

"A Jewish Plea" --- an extraordinary essay by Harvard's Sara Roy, rethinking the effect of Jewish nationalism on the centuries-old Judaic concern for "the other." Palestine Review No. 1. 10-07.

The One-State/Two-States Controversy

Israelis and Palestinians: One State or Two? 2008

Evangelicals Support 2-State Solution

Introduction: Gush Shalom

The One-State Solution: Pappe

The Two-state solution: Avnery

Intervew with Ali Abunimah

The Livni-Rice Plan: Jeff Halper

Archives of Jewish viewpoints

Wide-ranging Commentaries

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

Jimmy Carter - Working for Peace