“Proximity” talks are the answer. So asserts President Obama’s Middle East Envoy dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, former Senator George Mitchell. Mitchell said “there is no such thing as a conflict that can’t be ended.” Obviously, this is the mindset as the “Proximity” talks begin between Israel and the Palestinians. However, the whole notion of “Proximity”…
Israel Initiative Update As part of our research on refugees around the world, we found an article about South Africa, where the high court of Cape town instructed to close a refugee camp in the town, as per the request of the municipality and UNHCR. The court’s ruling shows, once again, that when it comes…
UNRWA is Bad for Israel Recently, UNRWA came out with its first promotional campaign geared towards Israelis. The online campaign, titled (in Hebrew) “UNRWA: Bad for Extremism,” presents three questions “Israelis have asked” about UNRWA, though clearly they mean The Israeli Initiative. The first: Does UNRWA perpetuate the refugee problem? Second: Is UNRWA involved in…
by Rabbi Benny Elon, The Israel Initiative The refugee problem can and must be solved. All peace processes in the Middle East have included elaborate declarations for rehabilitation programs for the refugees but all have delayed the development and implementation of such programs until the end of the process. This process remains stuck today and…
By Yoav Sorek, The Israel Initiative Last weekend was marked by Abbas’s threat to leave the Palestinian Authority leadership, which may bring anarchy to the PA – and by the rumors about a deal between Obama’s administration and Abbas regarding the founding of a Palestinian state – a real nightmare to every one who seeks…