J Street: Is It Making Any Difference At All?

MORIEL ROTHMAN, CGNEWS: It was established to provide an alternative outlet for discourse. Has it succeeded?

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U.S Turns Funding Off, Punishes Palestine’s Christians

MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: They too now have a glimpse of the wrath of Congress and their funders for daring to speak against the occupation

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Three Steps to a ‘New Israel’: It Can Be Done

BEN LYNFIELD, CGNEWS: Gershom Gorenberg, an Israeli historian, spells out how Israel can re-invent itself as a liberal democracy

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“What’s Your Story?”: Confronting Assumptions

ARIEL KATZ, CGNEWS: In the Middle East we’re used to drawing firm conclusions from appearances. Ask a question, however, and….

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BDS: It’s Become Mainstream in the United States

MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: A prominent Zionist commentator has advocated BDS as a means of saving Israel from itself.

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“It is Difficult to Kill When You Know The ‘Other'”

EMMANUELLE HAZAN: ‘Precious Life’ is a film which was nominated for an Oscar. It tells a profound story.

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Hooligans Are ‘Terrorists’, Player’s A ‘Traitor’

JAMES M. DORSEY: The drama off the pitch surpasses anything on it at the moment in Israeli soccer.

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Israel: Extinguishing the Last Light in Palestine

JUAN COLE: The Israeli government deliberately does not give Palestinians building permits [for solar energy], because it wants them to emigrate.

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Israel: A Nation with War in its DNA?

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Do Israelis wish their children and their enemies’ children to be cannon fodder for this permanent war machine?

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New Approach to Holy Land Tours ‘Opens Minds’

AZIZ ABU SARAH, TALIA SALEM, CGNEWS: A new, self-funding tourism initiative promotes active interfaith dialogue.

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‘Legal Thievery’: The Bill That All Palestinians Fear

ALISON DEGER, MONDOWEISS: It was pulled to avoid diplomatic embarrassment but the Bill is still there.

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Can ‘Reel Freedom’ Translate Into Real Freedom?

KHALED DIAB, CGNEWS: East Jerusalem is undergoing a cultural renaissance but what will be the ultimate end?

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Hamas: Between Politics and Principles

RAMZY BAROUD: Hamas might be reinventing itself, or it may simply be trying to weather the storm. Either way, it is quickly leaving its traditional home.

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Norman Finkelstein: No Traitor to the Palestinian Cause

MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: His recent comments surprised many but his defence of Palestine remains resolute.

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Israel-Palestine and the Intellectual Square Circle

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Nusseibeh is doing a remarkable and daring thing: he’s telling his audience that Israelis are scared, and that they must be partners.