ARTICLES, THE PEACE PROCESS
The Quiet Death of the Two-State Solution
Yossi Meckelberg / Chatham House (April 21, 2016)
A complete lack of trust, the absence of true statesmanship and the building of settlements have rendered a viable Palestinian state impossible. Read More >
The Explosive, Inside Story of How John Kerry Built an Israel-Palestine Peace Plan—and Watched It Crumble
Ben Birnbaum and Amir Tibon / New Republic (July 20, 2014)
Provides in-depth detail into the John Kerry-led negotiations between Israel and Palestine and the reasons for its failure. Read More >
Barriers to Peace in Israeli Peacemaking — Process and Substance
Galia Golan / Palestine-Israel Journal (May 20, 2014)
The particular approach, process, and substance of past negotiations may have served as a barrier to successful peacemaking. Read More >
Encountering Peace: Negotiating Atmospherics
Gershon Baskin / The Jerusalem Post (November 6, 2013)
Argues that peace requires both sides to demonstrate positive will and actions to positively influence the atmosphere outside of the negotiating room, and provides examples that both sides could take to do that. Read More >
The crusader of Israel-Palestinian peace
Rob Eshman / Jewish Journal (August 21, 2013)
Interview with Mark Rosenblum, an Israel-Palestine peace activist since 1978, describing why a peace agreement is in the interest of both sides and why he won't give up on peace. Read More >
A Plan for Peace That Still Could Be
Bernard Avishai | The New York Times (February 7, 2011)
Recounts the history of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians from 2006 and 2008 based on interviews with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The positions of both sides regarding each final status issue are presented, with an emphasis on how close were the gaps between them. Read More >
A Plan for Peace That Could Still Be
Bernard Avishai / The New York Times (February 7, 2011)
This article discusses opportunities for Israeli-Palestinian peace in light of what was learned from "the Palestine Papers" and Olmert's memoir. Read More >
The Gaza Bombshell
David Rose / Vanity Fair (April 2008)
Confidential documents corroborated by former and current U.S. officials reveal how President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Deputy National-Security Adviser Elliott Abrams backed an armed force under Fatah strongman Muhammad Dahlan, touching off a bloody civil war in Gaza and leaving Hamas stronger than ever. Read More >
Visions in Collision: What Happened at Camp David and Taba?
Jeremy Pressman / International Security (Fall 2003)
This article addresses the dominant narrative coming out of the Camp David talks in 2000 and offers an alternative understanding that suggests that the door to Israeli-Palestinian political talks is open. PDF >
Camp David and After: An Exchange (1. An Interview with Ehud Barak)
Benny Morris | The New York Review of Books (June 13, 2002)
In an interview with Israeli author Benny Morris, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak discusses the 2000 Camp David peace talks and the outbreak of the second Intifada. Barak attributes the failure of Camp David entirely to Yasir Arafat, saying that the PLO Chairman does not believe in peace, and alleges that lying is condoned in Arab society. Read More >
Camp David and After: An Exchange (2. A Reply to Ehud Barak)
Robert Malley and Hussein Agha | The New York Review of Books (June 13, 2002)
Response to Benny Morris' interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The writers address each of Barak's claims in an effort to refute his account of the 2000 Camp David Summit. Read More > | Read Morris and Barak's response >
The Peace That Nearly Was at Taba
Akiva Eldar | Ha'aretz (February 14, 2002)
Discusses the "Moratinos Document", a summary of the opening stages of the 2001 Taba Summit authored by EU special envoy Miguel Moratinos. The document shows how closely the two sides were to reaching a final status agreement based on the Clinton Parameters presented at the outset of the talks. Read More >
Camp David: The Tragedy of Errors
Robert Malley and Hussein Agha | The New York Review of Books (August 9, 2001)
Recount of the course of events at the 2000 Camp David peace talks. The writers offer an alternative to former Israeli Primer Minister Ehud Barak's version of the summit, in which Yasir Arafat receives all of the blame for the failure of the talks, and demonstrate that mistakes were made by all the parties involved. Read More >
Camp David II: Assumptions and Consequences
Shibley Telhami | Current History (January 2001)
Examination of what led to the failure of the 2000 Camp David negotiations, including an analysis of the issue of Jerusalem and how it led to the collapse of the talks. Misplaced assumptions about the Middle East are also addressed, as well as the increasing transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a nationalist to a religious one. PDF > (requires ProQuest login)