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A song of peace silenced long ago, the rockets of war exploding today, and the legacies still to be written

I was given a bird’s eye perch at Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral in 1995. One speaker, a close friend of Rabin, waved high above his head the bloodstained paper bearing the lyrics of the peace song the Israeli leader had sung just before he was assassinated.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden wants a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Is it still possible?

Biden is calling for a two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian peace. But the long-discussed framework is increasingly unpopular in the region. Here are some of its challenges — and alternatives.

WEKU

Israel-Hamas war: six key moments for the Gaza Strip

Once again, the Gaza Strip is at the epicentre of violence in the Middle East. This tiny 41km-by-13km band of territory on the Mediterranean, sandwiched between the often hostile neighbours of Israel and Egypt, has faced repeated rounds of violence in recent history – but the current war is the…

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Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive

President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress.

WEKU

Peace activist Ofer Bronchtein: Israel must 'act calmly' and avoid 'vengeance'

Ofer Bronchtein is president of the International Forum for Peace and was an adviser to Israel's former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995 by an Israeli ultranationalist who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords. Bronchtein tells Perspective that, in the wake of the October 7 attack…

France 24

What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

Recent events are the culmination of a decades-long clash in the disputed region of the Middle East

The Guardian - US

From 1947 to 2023: Retracing the complex, tragic Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again on October 7 after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. This is a new deadly episode in a conflict that has its roots…

France 24

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Hanan Ashrawi and Yossi Beilin on what happened after the Oslo accords handshake – podcast

When Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn in September 1993, it was the beginning of a peace process, not a final agreement. In the second part of Inside the Oslo Accords, a special podcast series from The Conversation Weekly, we explore what happened in…

The Conversation

‘Olive branches, victory signs’: How Oslo Accords failed the Palestinians

The Oslo Accords were ‘designed’ to serve Israel’s economic, security dominance over the Palestinians, experts say.

Al Jazeera

What were the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinians?

Three decades after the first Oslo Accord was signed, the peace process it promised has not come about.

Al Jazeera

Inside the Oslo accords: a new podcast series marks 30 years since Israel-Palestine secret peace negotiations

The photo marking the moment is so enduring because it once seemed so unlikely. President Bill Clinton towered over two other men as he encouraged them to shake hands. Yitzhak Rabin, then Israeli prime minister, and Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), were smaller in stature than…

The Conversation

Jan Egeland remembers the secret negotiations that led to the Oslo accords – podcast

To mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the 1993 Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), The Conversation Weekly is launching a three-part podcast series. Inside the Oslo Accords revisits the history and legacy of this landmark moment in the Israel-Palestine peace process, through interviews…

The Conversation

30 years after Arafat-Rabin handshake, clear flaws in Oslo Accords doomed peace talks to failure

On Sept. 13, 1993, the world watched as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn. It was a stunning moment. The famous handshake between adversaries marked the beginning of what became known as the Oslo Accords, a framework…

The Conversation

Who is Israel’s far-right, pro-settler Security Minister Ben-Gvir?

Far-right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has a history of making outrage-inciting comments and provoking Palestinians.

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Zenger

Holocaust-memory Program Centers On World War II-era Musical Instruments

After World War II, Palestine Symphony Orchestra musician offered Moshe Weinstein an ultimatum

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu and Trump: two desperate men exploiting power to save themselves

Israeli PM growing increasingly Trumplike in willingness to turn a personal crisis into a national one to stay in power and out of jail

The Conversation

'Idiots,' 'criminals' and 'scum' -- nasty politics highest in US since the Civil War

Joe Biden, “together with a band of his closest thugs, misfits and Marxists, tried to destroy American democracy.”

Al Jazeera

The Nakba: Five Palestinian towns massacred 75 years ago

Thousands of Palestinians were killed and tens of thousands expelled during and after the creation of Israel in 1948.

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Commentary: When an Israeli minister denies Palestinians are a people, there is little hope for peace

“Mr. Chairman,” read the letter signed by the prime minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin sent to Yasser Arafat. “In response to your letter of September 9, 1993, I wish to confirm to you that, in light of the PLO commitments included in your letter, the Government of Israel has decided…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Netanyahu's radical cabinet ministers ignore history and pursue one undemocratic state

One of the advantages of growing older is that you accumulate something called "historic memory," which basically means you've been around long enough to recall more than younger folks.

France 24

Israel's far-right government seen through the lens of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination

In November of 1995, a Jewish extremist murdered Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, marking a turning point in the country's history. For some, Rabin's assassination partially catalysed the death of a certain path towards peace with Palestinians and a sense of unity among Israelis. Nearly three decades later, Israel has…

The Independent UK

Extreme Israeli group takes root in US with fundraising bid

An Israeli group raising funds for Jewish extremists convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes is collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu is Israel’s own worst enemy. Why won’t western allies confront him?

The hard-right religious coalition is attacking civil liberties at home and becoming an unreliable partner abroad. Its leader is endangering western support for his country, writes Simon Tisdall

Salon

Israel veers into far-right extremism

If this racist and ultra-nationalist government is as bad as it looks, a deadly third intifada is coming soon

Zenger

Lapid Survives As Opposition Leader, But Challenges Ahead

Following the defeat at the polls, coalition members are furious that Lapid took mandates at their expense

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