For Israel and the Palestinians, the peace plans just keep coming
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Here a plan, there a plan, everywhere a peace plan. Conditions in Israel and the Palestinian Authority may not exactly…
Middle East conflict
Kerry to Netanyahu and Abbas: Condemn violence, restore calm in Israel
(JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for efforts to restore calm in Israel during telephone conversations with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Kerry…
Third intifada? Palestinian violence is tragically Israel’s new normal
By Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israelis have become accustomed to dismal news in the past few weeks – mornings and evenings punctuated by stabbings,…
Why Israelis are fearing a third intifada
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — First it was clashes on the Temple Mount. Then a mother and father were shot before the eyes…
New PBS special examines ‘Seeds of Conflict’ in the Middle East
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East now appears a permanent condition, but it didn’t have…