July 27, 2009
East Jerusalem debate
Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem are incompatible with peace, writes Mousa Qous. Concession on Jerusalem or parts of the city constitutes surrender to a baseless demand, writes Mordechai Kedar.
The case for contacts
No matter how vehemently the Gulf states deny it, it is an "open secret" that all six Gulf states maintain contacts with Israel. Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi explains.
Unsettled
Two towns, Modiin Illit and Beitar Illit, account for half of all settler growth in the West Bank and offer surprising potential for compromise.
July 26, 2009
Good fences ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay contends that the security barrier Israel is constructing is illegal and contravenes the rights of Palestinians. Why, asks Canadian poet and essayist David Soloway, is there no acknowledgment that the barrier serves a purpose.
July 23, 2009
(Un)divided city
Jews have always lived in eastern Jerusalem - it is the location of the Old City, its famous Jewish Quarter and the Hebrew University, which was founded in 1918. Should an Israeli apartment development there be stopped?
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