Middle East Notes edition

“A two-state solution has become more of a dream than a possibility to the Palestinians…”

The six featured articles and the related links in this issue focus on analysis of the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2334 and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent speech warning Israel of the implications of a “one state” solution.

Read about Pax Christi International’s “Call for a new Israeli-Palestinian peace process”, speeches made at the UN Palestinian Solidarity Day, and much more.

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on Israeli and Palestinian hopes and fears…

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on the implications of the election…

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on the speech by B’Tselem chairman…

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus mainly on the presentations given at…

Reports on the life and legacy of Shimon Peres and what was said by leaders of the U.S., Israel, and the Palestinian People at the recent meeting of the UN General Assembly.

Read about Netanyahu’s attempt to legalize settlements; accusations of “ethnic cleansing”; calls for an Israeli referendum on the future of the occupation; growing divisions among Israelis on the continuation of the occupation, U.S. financial aid to Israel, and much more.

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on the role of the IDF…

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on the necessity of conditions on…

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes Read the PDF version  The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on the government of Israel’s attempts…

Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous weeks’ Middle East Notes  Read the PDF version The six featured articles and the many related links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on “perpetual violence” – the alternative to…

Read about the on praise and criticism of Elie Wiesel, the possibility of imprisoned Marwan Barghouti becoming the next leader of the Palestinians, and much more.

Read about the goals of the BDS movement, the detention and indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, support for murdered Jo Cox, an British Labor Party politician and advocate for Palestinians, and an Icon of Mary as a symbol of Christian Resistance painted along the Separation wall.

Read about the the connection between hate crimes as in Orlando, Florida, electioneering exclusionary programs in the U.S, and the drift in Israel away from representative democracy towards fascism.

Read about new concerns that Israel is moving from occupation to annexation of the West Bank and much more.

Read about the on the Israel/Palestine conflict as both peoples remember the establishment of the state of Israel on the one hand and the Nakba (catastrophe) on the other.