Peace Process/Disengagement

Pariah Diplomacy | April 28, 2008
by Jimmy Carter


Road out of Gaza | February 22, 2008
by Nathan Brown
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace


Follow Us Not Them | January 18, 2008
by Jeff Aronson
Conflicts Forum


Post Annapolis Pitfalls | December 17, 2007
by Henry Siegman
The Nation


Statements From the Annapolis Peace Conference | November 28, 2007
Bush, Olmert, and Abbas Speak at the Annapolis Peace Summit, November 27, 2007


Why Failure is not an Option at Annapolis | October 23, 2007
David Kimche
The Jerusalem Post


Letter to President Bush Urging U.S. Leadership for Peace | October 16, 2007
from General Brent Scowcroft and other former senior U.S. Officials
U.S./Middle East Project
International Crisis Group
New America Foundation


Palestine: A Policy of Deliberate Blindness | August 30, 2007
by Regis DeBray
Le Monde Diplomatique



The Israeli-Palestinian Impasse, the Hamas Problem, and the Need for a New American Policy | August 27, 2007
Radio Interview with Ambassador Philip Wilcox, FMEP President, by Roger Kahn on "Outside-In", for KBUT Crested Butte, CO


The Great Middle East Peace Process Scam | August 20, 2007
By Henry Seigman
from the London Review of Books


International Crisis Group Report - After Gaza | August 3, 2007
Middle East Report N° 68


The Peace Process Has No Clothes | June 29, 2007
The Decay of the Palestinian Authority and the International Response
by Nathan J. Brown
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace


Our Second Biggest Mistake in the Middle East | June 28, 2007
By Alastaire Crooke,
London Review of Books


The Legacy of the 1967 War: Victory or Defeat for Israel? | June 8, 2007
Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., President, FMEP


A Conversation with Sari Nusseibeh | May 14, 2007
Sari Nusseibeh, talking at a Foundation for Middle East Peace event in Washington, April 26, 2007

Peace is blocked by the Three Nos of Jerusalem | April 26, 2007
Henry Siegman, Financial Times

The Palestinian - Israeli Conflict: Ending the Endless War | April 25, 2007
Stephen D. Hayes

Briefing on Track II Peace Dialogue Between Israel and Syria, 2004-2007 | April 16, 2007
Geoffrey Aronson


What the Arabs propose, and what they do not | April 10, 2007
Henry Siegman, International Herald Tribune

Missed Opportunity for Peace | April 6, 2007
Robert D. Novak, Washington Post

A New Political Asset | March 27, 2007
Zvi Bar'el, Ha’aretz, March 18, 2007

Obstacle or Opportunity? How the Palestinian Unity Government Offers a Path to Peace | March 27, 2007
Daoud Kuttab, Washington Post, March 26, 2007

On Israel, America and AIPAC | March 23, 2007
George Soros, New York Review of Books, February 26, 2007

Mecca opens the way for Europe | March 6, 2007
Henry Siegman, International Herald Tribune, February 14, 2007


The Mecca Agreement | March 6, 2007
Text of the Mecca Agreement between Fatah and Hamas

Say yes to the Saudi peace | February 7, 2007
Colette Avital, Jerusalem Post, January 23, 2007


Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group Recommends Renewed American Leadership to Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | January 30, 2007


Kiss is no plan: Hamas, Fatah working on diplomatic plans, while Israel does nothing | January 2, 2007
Dr. Menachem Klein, Yediot Aharonot

The Hamas factor | December 27, 2006
Robert Malley and Henry Siegman, International Herald Tribune


The 2006 War in Lebanon and the Israeli Peace Camp | December 13, 2006
Matt Skarzynski, Intern, Foundation for Middle East Peace

The Holy Land: Can Peace be Rescued? | December 13, 2006
Philip Wilcox, Foreign Service Journal


Jimmy Carter on Palestine: The former president writes candidly about an explosive topic | December 12, 2006
A book review by Philip Wilcox


Reform and peace are interdependent in Palestine | December 1, 2006
Philip Wilcox, published in The Daily Star and Carnegie Endowment's Arab Reform Bulletin


A cease-fire is not enough | November 27, 2006
Akiva Eldar, Haaretz


A settlements mafia | November 22, 2006
Dror Etkes, Ha'aretz

A Bush policy of 'apres moi, le deluge' | November 6, 2006
Geoffrey Aronson, Daily Star

Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories: Statements on American Policy toward Settlements by U.S. Government Officials – 1968-2006 | November 1, 2006
Matt Skarzynski, Foundation for Middle East Peace, and Holly Byker, Churches for Middle East Peace

Study Guide: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | October 23, 2006
Landrum Bolling and Phil Wilcox


Olmert`s true colors | October 16, 2006
Tom Segev, Ha'aretz


Global Leaders Call for Action on Arab-Israeli Settlement | October 4, 2006
International Crisis Group


How to Curb the Tension in Gaza | July 12, 2006
Gareth Evans and Robert Malley, Financial Times


Aggression Under False Pretenses | July 11, 2006
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Washington Post



Why It Rains: Hamas holding 'Israeli' gas reserves hostage | July 5, 2006
Jake Bower, The Electronic Intifada


Don't Shoot, Talk | June 22, 2006
Haaretz Editorial


And so, the end is near | April 16, 2006
Ari Shavit, Ha'aretz


Former Israeli Foreign Minister Ben-Ami: Fund, don't isolate, Hamas | April 10, 2006
Orly Halpern, Jerusalem Post


Avoiding Failure with Hamas | April 10, 2006
Robert Malley, International Herald Tribune


Hamas: The Last Chance for Peace? | April 5, 2006
Henry Seigman, New York Review of Books


Planning for Jerusalem in a Changing Political World | April 5, 2006
Danny Seidman, presentation  at Americans for Peace Now


A 'soft coup' using bread instead of tanks | April 4, 2006
Geoffrey Aronson, Daily Star


Israel's elections and the ruins of Oslo | March 28, 2006
Geoffrey Aronson, Daily Star


Olmert will converge; the occupation will continue | March 26, 2006
Menachem Klein, Yediot Ahronot


Colonization of Palestine precludes peace | March 17, 2006
Jimmy Carter, Ha'aretz


'I don't consider them monsters' | February 23, 2006
Tom Segev, Ha'aretz


Don't Punish the Palestinians | February 20, 2006
By Jimmy Carter


Security hawks strike again: Israeli policy is making a clash with Hamas inevitable | February 20, 2006
Roi Peled, Yediot Ahronot


Speech of President Mahmoud Abbas to the Opening Session of the Second Palestinian Legislative Council | February 18, 2006
Ramallah, Palestine


Hamas: The Perils of Power | February 8, 2006
By Hussein Agha and Robert Malley


Hamas steps into a complex landscape | January 24, 2006
Hussein Agha and Robert Malley, Boston Globe

Quotes from Hamas Leaders on Hamas, Israel, and Palestinian Politics | January 19, 2006
Aiza Hussain, Foundation for Middle East Peace

Water and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Competition or Cooperation? | December 22, 2005
Maher Bitar, Foundation for Middle East Peace


In the hope that Jerusalem will wait | December 1, 2005
Meron Benvenisti, Ha'aretz


Abbas must act like a sovereign, not a supplicant | November 19, 2005
Geoffrey Aronson, Daily Star


Beyond Gaza: Roadmap to Where? | October 19, 2005
MK Yossi Beilin and former PA Minister Yasser Abd Rabbo

A Little Urgency, Please | September 30, 2005
MJ Rosenberg, Israel Policy Forum, IPF Friday Volume 244

Gain Independence, Not Pennies, In Gaza | September 16, 2005
Geoffrey Aronson, The Daily Star

The Status of Gaza: Now who takes the blame? | August 27, 2005
The Economist

Meanwhile, Israel Grabs the Rest of Jerusalem | August 11, 2005
By Hind Khoury, Minister of State, Palestinian Authority, International Herald Tribune, August 11, 2005

End of an Era | August 8, 2005
By Avram Burg, former Speaker, Israeli Knesset, Ha'aretz

Fragmented beyond repair? | July 25, 2005
Dr. Gershon Baskin, Jerusalem Post

The Day after Disengagement from Gaza : Ariel Sharon vs. Mahmoud Abbas | June 21, 2005
by Dr. Menachem Klein

Lessons of Arab-Israeli Peacemaking: Four Negotiators Look Back and Ahead | April 25, 2005
A Policy Presentation featuring Martin Indyk, former US Ambassador to Israel and Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs; Robert Malley, former NSC Advisor for Arab-Israeli Affairs to President Clinton; Aaron David Miller, former Deputy Special Middle East Coordinator; and Dennis Ross, former US Ambassador and Special Middle East Coordinator.

Perhaps You Have Attained Your Position for Just This Moment | March 22, 2005
Planned Remarks by Arik Aschermann to the Court

The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: New Hopes and Old Realities | March 3, 2005
by Gershon Baskin

Issues Arising from Implementation of Disengagement and the End of Israeli Occupation in the Gaza Strip | January 15, 2005
An updated analysis by Geoffrey Aronson

The Big Freeze | October 1, 2004
An interview with Dov Weisglass, by Ari Shavit, Haaretz

Israel and Palestine: Separating Myth from Reality | June 28, 2004
by Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., Chautauqua Daily

Israel and Palestine: Is Peace Possible? | June 28, 2004
Speech by Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., President, FMEP, at the Chautauqua Institute

The Time is Now | June 1, 2004
by Naomi Chazan, Tikkun--an analysis of Sharon's disengagement plan

A Path to Peace: Sharon's Disengagement plan vs. the Geneva Accord | May 7, 2004
Summary of a talk by Prof. Menachem Klein of Bar Illan University, Tel Aviv, in Washington

Founding a Binational State | April 22, 2004
by Meron Benvenisti, Ha'aretz

Disengagement and the End of Israeli Occupation in the Gaza Strip | March 29, 2004
An analysis by Geoffrey Aronson

Despair Choking Off Middle East Solution | March 1, 2004
An interview in March 2004 by the Rocky Mountain News of Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., President, Foundation for Middle East Peace.

Nusseibeh-Ayalon Breifing | December 12, 2003
A breifing by the sponsors of "The People's Voice" peace initiative

Geneva Accord Open Forum | December 3, 2003
On December 3, Americans for Peace Now, the Foundation for Middle East Peace, and the American Task Force for Palestine sponsored an open forum for six of the drafters of the Geneva Accord in Washington at the Carnegie Endowment. The Geneva team included Yossi Beilin, Daniel Levy and Shaul Arieli from Israel, and Yasser Abd Rabbo, Sami al Ahbed, and Nabil Kassis from the Palestinian territories. Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., Debra deLee,  and Rafi Dajani introduced the group.

Two States, Not Necessarily | June 30, 2003
by M.J. Rosenberg, Israel Policy Forum

he Road Map and Sharon's Intentions for Implementing it on the Ground in the Occupied Territories | June 18, 2003
Interview with Jan de Jong in Palestine Report Online

Will the Road Map Lead to Peace? | June 6, 2003
Comments by Akiva Eldar, Senior Correspondent, Ha'aretz, at a talk sponsored by FMEP in Washington

What Happened to the Peace Process? | March 4, 2003
Analysis by Israeli analyst and historian, Mordechai Bar On

Israelis, Palestinians, and the Search for Peace | November 8, 2002
Lecture by Naomi Chazan, Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, given in Washington

The Origins of Intifada II and Rescuing Peace for Israelis and Palestinians | November 2, 2002
Lecture by Menachem Klein, Advisor to the Israeli Delegation to the 2000 Camp David Summit, given in Washington

Camp David and After—Continued | June 27, 2002
These competing views of what happened at the Camp David summit in July 2000 and the ensuing Israeli-Palestinian crisis appeared in the New York Review of Books.

Camp David and After: An Exchange (2. A Reply to Ehud Barak) | June 13, 2002
These competing views of what happened at the Camp David summit in July 2000 and the ensuing Israeli-Palestinian crisis appeared in the New York Review of Books.

Camp David and After: An Exchange (1. An Interview with Ehud Barak) | June 13, 2002
These competing views of what happened at the Camp David summit in July 2000 and the ensuing Israeli-Palestinian crisis appeared in the New York Review of Books.

A Bold Plan to Tackle the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | April 10, 2002
The International Crisis Group, led by former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, has produced a comprehensive plan for resolving the conflict. Robert Malley, a Middle East expert and former officer on the U.S. National Security Council during the Clinton Adminstration, directed this project.

Limitations of the Camp David Proposal, Roots of the Intifada, and Possibilities for Change | April 6, 2001


Settlements, Security & Peace | March 30, 2001
Capitol Hill Conference, 3/30/01, co-sponsored by the FMEP and Americans for Peace Now, with Geoffrey Aronson and Amiram Goldblum (transcript)

U.S. Failures Under Clinton Administration | March 7, 2000
Robert Malley, Former U.S. Peace Team Member