CNN / ORC (November 16-18, 2012)
Finds that 59% of Americans say their
sympathies lie more with Israel, as opposed to just 13% who say their sympathies are more with the Palestinians.
Also shows that 57% of Americans believe Israel justified in "taking military action against Hamas and the
Palestinians in the area known as Gaza", while only 25% feel it is unjustified. PDF >
Daniel C. Kurtzer (Ed.) | Palgrave Macmillan (2012)
Book Review (Americans for
Peace Now) | CampusBooks
The Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development / The Program on International Policy
Attitudes (October 8, 2012)
Among other findings, shows that two-thirds of Americans
continue to express the view that the Arab-Israeli conflict is a "top five issue" in regard to its importance to
U.S. foreign policy. Also shows that a plurality want the U.S. to maintain its current level of diplomatic activity
in the Middle East. PDF >
B'Tselem (October 2012)
Examines the ramifications of the Separation Barrier on nearby Palestinian communities, ten years after its
construction commenced. The report details and critiques the permit regime instituted by Israel in what is known as
the "Seam Zone," West Bank lands on the "Israeli" side of the barrier. Read More >
Attacks Reflect Zig-Zag Line of Settlement Enterprise
It is tempting to impute retroactive intentionality to yesterday's events. As Gershom Gorenberg felicitously puts it, we mistakenly assume "that if things turned out a certain way, someone planned it that way." Looking back now, it may seem a foregone conclusion that Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank (and in Golan, too) was from the beginning an evil design, intended to encroach on Palestinian rights rather than to solve immediate problems. But the effort to draw a straight line of intentionality from then to now obscures more than it clarifies.
It is tempting to impute retroactive intentionality to yesterday's events. As Gershom Gorenberg felicitously puts it, we mistakenly assume "that if things turned out a certain way, someone planned it that way." Looking back now, it may seem a foregone conclusion that Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank (and in Golan, too) was from the beginning an evil design, intended to encroach on Palestinian rights rather than to solve immediate problems. But the effort to draw a straight line of intentionality from then to now obscures more than it clarifies.
The Brookings Institution (2012)
Natan B. Sachs (Fellow, Foreign Policy, Saban Center for Middle East Policy) discusses the recent increase in
settler violence, why it should be termed Terrorism, and its effect on the peace process. (11:36) Watch
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Gad Lior and Yuval Karni / Yedioth Ahronoth (August 2012)
Examination of the financial bonus that settlements enjoy compared to areas inside of the Green Line. Read
More >
Zogby Research Services / The Arab American Institute (August 2012)
Finds that
a plurality of Americans (40%) believe U.S. policy should steer a "middle course" between Israelis and
Palestinians. Also finds strong bipartisan support for the idea that Israelis and Palestinians are "equal people
entitled to equal rights," with 43% supporting a two-state solution, a shared Jerusalem, the evacuation of most
settlements, and a Palestinian right of return to the new Palestinian state. Only 14% oppose such a plan. Read More >
Instead of tax hikes - stop indulging the settlements
The Calcalist / Israel News Today (2012)
Summary of a major report on government spending on settlements. Among other notable conclusions, the report shows
that spending on settlements increased by 38% under the Netanyahu government (from 2010 to 2011) and totaled NIS 27
billion from 1992 to 2011. Read More >