A Dream Of Peace: Justice And Equality For The People Of Israel And Palestine
During the recent War in/on Gaza, there were many grass-root actions taken by people who opposed this War. There were protest marches, rallies, articles, op-ed pieces, petitions, and silent vigils to...
View ArticleA Dream Of Peace ("Dear Colleague" Letter Sent To Alleviate Humanitarian...
"All of the people of the Holy Land need to live in peace and security. We need to support and elect candidates that are willing to stand up for the rights of the citizens of Israel and Palestine....
View ArticleA Dream Of Peace (Congressmembers and President Provide Humanitarian Aid To...
On January 28th, Congressman John Olver (MA-01) spearheaded a letter to Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton requesting the State Department release U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance (ERMA)...
View ArticleRep. William Delahunt Introduces HR 130 to Support George Mitchell
"Conflicts are created, conducted and sustained by human beings; they can be ended by human beings. This effort must be determined, persevering and patient. It must be backed up by political capital,...
View Article"Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?" (Part 1)
"It only looks like we're going in circles. In fact, we're spiraling downward. I don't know where the bottom is, but I know it's there, and I know it's getting closer every day. It will hit with...
View Article"Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?" (Part 2)
On February 12, 2009, the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing titled "Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?". This is the second part of a series of...
View Article"Gaza After The War:What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?(Part 3)
On February 12, 2009, the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing titled "Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?". This is the third part of a series of...
View Article"Gaza After The War:..."(Part 4)
On February 12, 2009, the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing titled "Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?". This is the fourth part of a series of...
View Article"Gaza After The War:What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?"(Part 5)
On February 12, 2009, the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing titled "Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?". I have written a series of diaries on...
View ArticleSupport Clinton and Mitchell for Middle East Peace
"In words and deeds, we are showing the world that a new era of engagement has begun. For we know that America cannot meet the threats of this century alone, but the world cannot meet them without...
View Article"Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?" (Part 6)
On February 12, 2009, the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing titled "Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?". I have written a series of diaries on...
View Article"Gaza After The War:What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?(Part 7)
On February 12, 2009, the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing, "Gaza After The War: What Can Be Built On The Wreckage?". The following diaries describe what...
View ArticleBaird, Edwards, Ellison: Three Members Who Want A Just Middle East Peace
Over the last several weeks, Congressmembers Brian Baird (WA-03), Donna Edwards (MD-04), and Keith Ellison (MN-05) have tried to move away from the status-quo regarding the Israel - Palestine conflict....
View ArticleJohn Kerry: Restoring Leadership In The Middle East
"On my recent trip to Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, The West Bank, and Gaza, I felt the frustration and hunger of people on all sides who have grown tired of broken promises, tired of peace...
View ArticleStop John Kyl From Destroying The Omnibus
On Monday, the Senate will consider and vote on 13 amendments to HR 1105, the Omnibus Appropriations Act. Three of the amendments, introduced by Senator John Kyl of Arizona, are related to the...
View ArticleMy Breakfast With Gary (Ackerman)
On Sunday, March 8th, Congressman Gary Ackerman gave a policy briefing to constituents at a Long Island synagogue. The Democratic lawmaker represents the 5th Congressional District of New York,...
View ArticleLeahy and Kerry: Fighting Bigotry In The Senate Chamber
Late last week, Senator Jon Kyl Of Arizona, the Minority Whip, offered several amendments to the Omnibus Appropriations Act (H.R. 1105). One of these amendments, S.A. 629, stated "None of the funds...
View ArticlePalestine And Israel: Time For Plan B
"Acknowledging and working with existing realities must not, however, mean accepting them as permanent. The existing situation is not only short on security and justice; it is also unstable. Things...
View ArticlePalestine and Israel:Time For Plan B (Panel Discussion)
On Thursday March 5th, Nathan Brown, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University and Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace,...
View ArticleAmerican Jews Want Active U.S. Engagement in MidEast Peace Process
"Overall, this poll demonstrates that Jewish Americans take very sophisticated and nuanced positions when it comes to American policy toward the Middle East. While American Jews deeply support Israel,...
View ArticleThe Aftermath Of The War On Gaza And Israeli Elections (ADC Report)
On March 13th, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Research Institute (ADC-RI) released an Issue Paper titled "The Aftermath Of The War On Gaza And Israeli Elections: Problems And Prospects Facing...
View ArticleBuilding Holy Land Peace At Home: Organize A District Advocacy Meeting
Churches For Middle East Peace(CMEP) is encouraging people to advocate a strong Middle East peace message to their Congressional Members during the upcoming Spring Recess, April 6-17. With their...
View ArticleBrit Tzedek v'Shalom: Press SOS Clinton For Settlement Freeze
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, the Jewish Alliance For Justice and Peace, is the largest American Jewish grassroots organization dedicated to promoting a negotiated two-state solution of the Isreali-Palestinian...
View ArticleReps. Lynch and Inglis Visited Gaza Today
The Associated Press reported that two United States Congressmen, Stephen Lynch(D,MA-09) and Bob Inglis (R,SC-04), visited the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The two met with aid workers and toured scenes of...
View ArticleLook Up, Hannah (My Yom HaShoah Reflection)
I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an Emperor - that's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone, if possible -- Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want...
View ArticleReps. Ellison and Edwards To Appear At ADC National Convention
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the nation's largest Arab-American civil rights organization, will host their 29th Annual National Convention from June 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency...
View ArticleContact Congress:Palestinian Aid Package Needed For Peace Process
Recently, President Barack Obama submitted to Congress a FY09 Supplemental Budget Request, which includes aid for Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon, as well as a provision to permit...
View ArticleAmericans For Peace Now,Brit Tzedek v'Shalom: Call Congress, Today, and Speak...
Americans For Peace Now(APN) and Brit Tzedek v'Shalom(BTvS) have issued an immediate "action alert" to their supporters and all other like-minded "pro-Israel, pro-peace" people. Today, according to...
View ArticleBipartisan Statement On US/Middle East Peacemaking: A Possible Blueprint For...
"Failure to act (on the I/P conflict) would prove extremely costly. It would not only undermine current efforts to weaken extremist groups, bolster our moderate allies and rally regional support to...
View ArticleDriving Change,Securing Peace:Join J Street's First National Conference
From Sunday, October 25th through Wednesday, October 28th J Street, the progressive "pro-Israel, pro-peace" organization, will be holding its first ever National Conference. The theme for this initial...
View ArticleProgressive Pro-M.E. Peace Groups Ask For Support of Cohen-Boustany-Carnahan...
This Monday, President Barack Obama will be meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Following this meeting, the President will meet with Egyptial President Hosni Mubarak, and...
View ArticleDr. Menachem Klein: A New Approach To The I/P Conflict
On April 1st, Dr. Menachem Klein, Senior Lecturer at Israel's Bar Ilan University, spoke at the Carnegie Endowment For International Peace. The program was titled "A New Approach To The...
View ArticleObama And The Middle East
With recent Washington visits by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and an upcoming Presidential visit to Egypt next week, the New York Review of Books...
View ArticleSupport Donna Edwards, Barney Frank, and Bob Filner Through J Street
On June 1st, a Politico.com article about Congresswoman Donna Edwards (MD-04), "Should Edwards be shvitzing?", was published. The article states that there are some members within her district's...
View ArticleThe Answer Is Found In The Good Book(mark)
As a religious person who holds progressive views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I have been subjected to polite and not-so-polite criticism from family members, friends, neighbors, and leaders...
View ArticleJ Street: Donna Edwards' Re-election, No Sweat!
On June 1st, a Politico.com article about Congresswoman Donna Edwards (MD-04), "Should Edwards be shvitzing?", was published. The article states that there are some members within her district's...
View ArticleRabbi Saperstein, Please Fast For Gazans, As Well.
On April 27th, actress/activist Mia Farrow began fasting in solidarity with the people of Darfur, who face even worse suffering since Sudanese President al-Bashir expelled numberous aid organizations...
View Article"Recognition Plus": Bibi's Four Corners Offense
On Sunday June 14th, Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his long awaited speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Of the many controversial statements in his address, I wanted to...
View ArticleThe Name Is Carter,Not Korach
This Saturday, Jewish communities throughout the world will be reading the Torah portion, Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32). This parashah, or weekly portion, contains one of the more famous events in the...
View ArticleNY Jewish Week- re: Obama and the Jewish Community, Some Oldies and A Goodie
Presently, there is an unintentional debate at the NY Jewish Week between Editor and Publisher Gary Rosenblatt and Washington Correspondent James Besser concerning the American Jewish community's...
View ArticleFor Gazan Students, An Obstacle Course To Nowhere
"If you cannot engage young people and give them a complete horizon to their expectations and to their dreams, then I don't know that there would be any future for Palestine" then-Secretary Of State...
View ArticleTa'anit Tzedek- The Jewish Fast For Gaza
"Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?" (Isaiah 58:6)Last Tuesday, Rabbi...
View ArticleBringing The Green Elephant Into The Big Tent
Last week, the Center For American Progress released a report titled "Window Of Opportunity For A Two-State Solution: Policy Recommendations To The Obama Administration On The Israeli-Palestinian...
View ArticleAsk Senators For Balance In MidEast "Dear Colleague" Letter (Updated)
On July 23rd, a "Dear Colleague" letter was written by Senators Evan Bayh (D,IN) and James Risch (R,ID) urging President Obama to press Arab nations to take dramatic steps to normalize relations with...
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