1. Keep doing what you're doing.
2. Yes, you can.
3. Israeli-Palestinian peace is a vital U.S. national security interest.
4. Yes, the U.S. can "want it" more than the parties.
5. Hold on to your sense of urgency.

William Booth / The Washington Post (June 11, 2013)
Questions over the benefit of Israel's system of walls are addressed as a new barrier in the Golan Heights nears completion. Read More >

June 7, 2013
The George Washington University's Marc Lynch, director of the Project on Middle East Political Science, speaks with author, professor, and Middle East expert Shibley Telhami. (19:45) Watch >

BBC (2005)
Documentary about the attempts to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from before the 2000 Camp David Summit until the end of 2004. Includes extensive interview footage with key players involved, such as Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak, Yasir Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, various Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, and cabinet officials from the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations. (2:26:42) Watch >

Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (June, 2013)
Includes statistics on Palestinian refugee public opinion, as well as Palestinian public opinion on questions related to the refugee issue. Read More >

With friends in high places, law-evading ploys and piles of money in the bank, veteran settler leader Ze'ev Hever and his organization Amana are seemingly immune to Israeli legal action.

Ha'aretz | By Chaim Levinson | May 13, 2013

By Ori Nir

Israel TV Channel 2 recently ran a lengthy report of pre-dawn arrests of Palestinian children -- rock-throwing suspects -- at a West Bank Palestinian refugee camp. The TV crew was embedded with an Israeli unit that raided the camp.

Chaim Levinson / Ha'aretz (May 2013)
In-depth look at how veteran settler leader Ze'ev Hever and his organization Amana have used friends in high places, law-evading ploys and piles of money in the bank to remain seemingly immune to Israeli legal action. Read More >

Pew Research Center (May 9, 2013)
Among other findings, shows that majorities of both Israelis and Palestinians both want U.S. President Barack Obama to play a larger role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate. Obama enjoys the confidence of 61% of Israelis, up 12 percentage points from 2011. Only 15% of Palestinians express confidence in Obama to do the right thing in world affairs, with 82% saying they have little or no confidence in the American president. Read More >

According to an Israeli radio report earlier today, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently ordered Minister of Housing Uri Ariel not to issue new tenders for construction in settlements.