Aix Group (2012)
Reviews the range of economic frontiers which will emerge from the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative.
Four working groups tackled different issues from a regional perspective: trade, labor, and investment;
institutions; cooperation in infrastructure; and regional aspects concerning the Palestinian refugees. Read More >
Oren Kessler / Foreign Policy (February 27, 2012)
Provides a tour and background of the most contested Israeli settlements in the West Bank: Hebron/Kiryat Arba,
Ariel, Maale Adumim, Har Homa, and Gilo. Read More >
Yesterday the Israeli government sent yet another signal that it when it comes to settlements,
rule of law is optional. It also gave another sign that this Israeli government prefers settlements to peace.
Daniel Seidemann / Foreign Policy (February 23, 2012)
Expert analysis of recent polling that purports to show plurality support among East Jerusalem Palestinians for
becoming Israeli citizens. Provides detailed explanation of the challenges involved in this polling and the reasons
behind its likely inaccuracy. Read More >
Peace Now today released the 'Migron File' - a comprehensive dossier containing all the facts and figures, aerial photos and copies of legal documents related to the illegal outpost of Migron (which the Netanyahu government is working frantically to find a way to legalize).
The "Migron File" can be viewed online or downloaded here.
New America Foundation / Arab-American Institute (2012)
Panel featuring Lara Friedman of Americans for Peace Now and Yousef Munayyer of the Palestine Center, moderated by
Peter Beinart, and presented by James Zogby. The event marked the public release of a comprehensive Zogby poll of
Israeli Jews and Arabs, Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
and Jordan, and the American Jewish community. (1:36:54) Watch >
Americans for Peace Now (2012)
Comprehensive list of US legislation, from 1998 to 2012, pertaining to Palestinian and Jewish Mizrahi refugees,
including relevant quotes from individual bills. PDF >
The Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Institute of International Studies (2012)
Diverse and concise booklet on Palestinian refugees' lives, projected futures, and the contemporary methodologies
applied to refugee study. Includes chapters on intergenerational differences in refugees' experiences, identity,
and psychological and spatial dimensions of refugee life (PDF).
B'Tselem (2012)
Background and analysis on settler "price tag" attacks that generally follow actions by Israeli authorities
perceived as harming the settlement enterprise, or follow Palestinian violence against settlers. Aimed at
Palestinians and Israeli security forces, the attacks include incursions into Palestinian villages and land,
torching fields, uprooting trees, and other property damage. Read More >
According to information published by the Construction and Housing Ministry on Sunday, 500 of the units will be located in Har Homa, a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Left-wing activists see Har Homa as one of the most controversial Jewish neighborhoods in the capital, because it was started after the Oslo Accords were signed and because it creates a barrier of Jewish homes between east Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods and Bethlehem.