October 12, 2003 / September 15, 2009 (Expanded Version)
Draft Permanent Status Agreement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on previous official negotiations,
international resolutions, the Quartet Roadmap, the Clinton Parameters, and the Arab Peace Initiative. Read More >
The Geneva Initiative (2009)
Features satellite photo maps of all border areas between Israel and an independent Palestinian state. Shows the
border lines proposed by the Geneva Initiative as compared to the Green Line demarcation of 1949. Read More
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Al Jazeera English (2009)
Six-part series that tells the story of the PLO, beginning with its creation in 1964 and ending with the death of
Yasser Arafat in 2002, the subsequent Hamas victory in the 2006 parliamentary elections, and the ensuing
Hamas-Fatah power struggle. Episode 1 (24:07) > | Episode 2 (24:22) > | Episode 3 (24:22) > | Episode 4 (24:22) > | Episode 5 (24:09) > | Episode 6 (24:24) >
All Things Considered (2009)
Report on evangelical Christian support for
Israeli settlements through tourism and donation. Describes how this support bolsters settlements like those in
Hebron, and negatively effects local Palestinians. (4:21) Listen >
Shaul Arieli, Roby Nathanson, Ziv Rubin, Hagar Tzameret-Kertcher / Israeli European Policy Network
(July 2009)
Authoritative report showing the Israeli settlement movement to be the result of political, social and religious
conceptions of Israeli governments and political and social movements. PDF >
Issues covered include 'Natural Growth', Settlement 'Blocs', Internal vs. External Expansion, Previously
approved construction, and Subsidies and incentives...
June 19, 2009
A settlement freeze is good for Israel and good for peace. Settlements are bad for Israel. They constitute a burden toIsrael's security services. They create points of friction between Israelis and Palestinians. They drain Israel's financial resources. They create a false impression that Israelis are not interested in a two-state solution.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly (2009)
Features a story on the wide range of
American Jewish opinion on Israel, with a focus on the changing attitudes of younger Jews. Includes interviews with
Rabbis, activists, professors, and other American Jews. (24:45) Watch >
Paul Scham and Osama Abu-Irshaid / United States Institute of Peace (June 2009)
Analysis of Hamas' behavior from the understanding that shari'a provides the basis for the political actions that
Hamas can and cannot take. Concludes that Hamas has undergone changes to the point where the group is now ready to
explore arrangements that will allow it and Israel to coexist without episodic violence. PDF >
WorldPublicOpinion.org (April 29, 2009)
Finds that three-quarters of Americans
think that Israel should not build settlements in the Palestinian territories, including 65% of Republicans and 83%
of Democrats. Also shows that 51% express equal levels of sympathy for both Israelis and Palestinians. Read More >
World Public Opinion (2009)
Analysis of a poll showing that sixty percent (60%) of Americans believe Israel should not build settlements in the
Palestinian Territories. The poll is broken down by sympathy for either side and US political party affiliation.
Read More >