PforP - Peace Talks, Israeli Palestinian Peace Process
Partners for Peace the Copenhagen Group Arab Israel Peace
Media Updates
The International Alliance documents Peace Links Projects Glossary Contact us
Middle East Reports
Opinion
Interview
Editorials Archive
Peace Art
Can Hamas change to be a political partner for peace with Israel
for
against
Arab leaders holding a summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, have urged Israel to accept an Arab peace initiative first proposed in 2002.
Israeli Prime Minister Olmert: "Saudi Arabia is the country that in the end will determine the ability of the Arabs to reach a compromise with Israel"  .
.
We can achieve peace through positive intiatives, without imposing any prior conditions

 
Can Hamas change to be a political partner for peace with Israel
Results:
ForAgainstTotal Voters
46.87%53.13%894
 

Joint Understanding-Israeli PM Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas
*  *  *


Address by His Majesty King Abdullah II

Joint Meeting of Congress - Washington, D.C.- 7 March 2007
*  *  *


Talking with Marwan Barghouthi
*  *  *


Have we become afraid of peace?
Talking about yesterday’s Middle East
Middle East Peace Process
Thinking the Unthinkable

Most Hot Issue Israel- Palestinian crisis-
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speech to the PLO Central Council
Pressure grows on Israeli PM to resign after severe criticism over Lebanon war

Olmert, Abbas hold broad talks
Arab leaders relaunch peace plan
Olmert seeks talks with Saudis, moderate Arab states

Palestinian Unity Government  Is Approved
Hamas vows full truce if Israel helps end boycott of PA

 Kidnapped Israeli Soldier  Gilad Shalit:
 Hezbollah confirms Israel talks
* * *


 

This week in Israel
Behind the news with Gershon Baskin

The Winograd Commission

Monday, April 30, 2007


*  *  *

September 11 th Commentary

Top Story
We came, we shelled, we killed

By Danny Rubinstein

*  *  * 
Israeli Prime Minister `s Olmert Speech to Congress

Entire text  - May 24, 2006

Haniyeh: Retreat to 1967 borders will bring peace
 
Abbas: Talks with Israel are Jurisdiction,Responsibility of PLO
On Nakba Day, Abbas to Jewish People: We are Your Partners; let us make 2006 Year Peace
New Israeli Government Intent on Setting Borders

By GREG MYRE - New York Times -  May 4, 2006
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Meet

By MARK LAVIE  - The Guardian - AP Writer- Wednesday May 3, 2006 
Palestine ready to negotiate with Israel
Oslo, Norway-AP, April 26, 2006
Abbas: our sons will fight Israelis for a just deal

Chris McGreal in Gaza City- The Guardian - Saturday April 8, 2006
Israel considers holding limited ties with Hamas government

By Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press - 06/04/2006

Arab world peace reports - new updates


*  *  *






 Mahmud Abbas to Israel: `Let`s discuss the end of the conflict`

By Akiva Eldar
Haaretz - March 24, 2006
*  *  *


Hamas Leader Ismael Haniyeh Speaks Peace to CBS News

March 16, 2006
*   *  *


`We Do Not Wish to Throw Them Into the Sea`


Opening Session of Palestinian Legislative Council
Speech of President Mahmoud Abbas
Ramallah : 18 February 2006


*  *  *


A new Palestinian parliament dominated by the militant group Hamas has been inaugurated in the West Bank and Gaza.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas asked Hamas to form a government, but called for the group to respect the Oslo accords signed with Israel. (22/2/06)

*  *  *

Olmert: Israel must separate from Palestinians, Draw Israel`s Final Borders
Israel "will separate from most of the Palestinian population that lives in the West Bank, and that will obligate us to separate as well from territories where the State of Israel currently is," Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday in his first media interview since taking on the job of acting premier. (8/2/06)

* * *
Annan Concerned by Israel`s Targeted Killing in West Bank & Gaza
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan cautioned Israel early Wednesday over its policy of targeted killings of suspected terrorists. (08/02/2006)

* * *
Israel Cabinet Agrees to Transfer 250 Million Shekels to Palestinians
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday formally authorized the transfer of some NIS 250 million in tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, monies which Israel had withheld following Hamas` victory in the parliamentary elections (05/02/2006).
* * *

The Palestinian Political Earthquake Series (No.3)
A suggestion for Breakthrough
Walid Salem (2/2/2006)
 
Beyond the Panic, and the fear of Hamas success in the Palestinian elections and impact on peace and on the area, the international community have
two political options towards Hamas, and also two financial options. 
* * *

 
The Palestinian Earthquake Series
Part II: Palestinian Unilaterism in Action
Hamas electoral program
Walid Salem 1/2/2006
* * *

 
Haniyeh: Hamas opposes Abbas control of security forces
 
Hamas will oppose any attempt to transfer authority over the Palestinian security services from the government to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the head of Hamas` parliamentary slate told Haaretz on Tuesday (01/02/2006)

* * *
 
Political Dilemmas all around for Hamas, Israel and USA
by Ghassan Khatib (30/1/2006)
Hamas massive victory has left many parties, including Israel, the international donor community led by the United States and even Hamas itself, facing several dilemmas.
* * *

 
Hamas rejects Quartet`s calls to disarm and recognize Israel
by News Agencies (31/01/2006)
Hamas on Monday rejected a call by the Quartet of would-be peace-making nations and the United Nations to renounce violence and recognize Israel if it participates in a Palestinian government.
* * *
 
Hamas hints at long-term truce with Israel, in return for 1967 borders
30/01/2006
A long-term truce (hudna) with Israel is possible if Israel retreats to its pre-1967 borders and releases Palestinian prisoners, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar told CNN on Monday.

* * *


 
Olmert sets conditions for talks with Hamas-led government
Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told world leaders over the weekend that Israel will not hold talks with a Palestinian government comprised of Hamas legislators (29/01/2006)
 
* * *
 
Exhaustion with Fatah Corruption, Hope for Hamas Change
In One Village, Anger and a Hunger for Change
By Ian Fisher, NY Times
January 28, 2006
"...Exhaustion with Fatah`s perceived corruption and incompetence, along with the hope that Hamas, known by Israelis for terror but by Palestinians for charity, might actually deliver change..."

 
* * *
 
U.S. Policy Seen as Big Loser in Palestinian Vote of 2006 Elections
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, January 28, 2006

"...The election outcome signals a dramatic failure in the administration`s strategy for Middle East peace, according to analysts and some U.S. officials..."
 
* * *
 
 Ehud Olmert: Israel must pull out from parts of West Bank
25/01/2006
..."Israel will keep security zones, main settlement blocs, and places important to the Jewish people, first of all, Jerusalem, united under Israeli control"...
 
* * *
 
Olmert`s Moderate Stance Gives Palestinians a Rare Chance at Peace
Lebanon Daily Star Editorial
January 18, 2006

"...Olmert has in essence issued a diplomatic challenge to the Palestinians, and they will need to rise to meet it..."
 
* * *
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert: "I hope to resume talks for a final peace agreement with the Palestinians after March 28th"

17/01/2006
"...I hope that I will able to enter into negotiations with Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas]... on a final status agreement between us and the Palestinians..."
* * *

 

Mahmoud Abbas backs Ehud Olmert peace talks
"...Abbas said he would use his remaining three years in office to strive towards the creation of a Palestinian state..." (17/1/06)
* * *
 
 
Sharon Never Provided a Solution, but he Paved the Road for One
Gaza withdrawal carries important political and historic implications for any future solution, even if it is arriving many decades late

by Mohammed Daraghmeh, Common Ground News Service, January 12, 2005
* * *
 
Mofaz orders police, IDF, Shin Bet probe of felled olive trees
30/12/05
* * *

 


 
More than million Palestinians live in Hamas-controlled areas
18/12/05
* * *

 
UN slams Israeli settlements, East Jerusalem separation fence
UN General Assembly in an annual ritual approved six resolutions criticizing Israeli policies and calling for stepped-up international effort to revitalize the Middle East peace process (3/12/2005)
 
* * *
 
Israel`s Supreme Court: the government must consider re-routing part of the controversial West Bank barrier it is building
(Oct. 2005)
* * *

Documents:*
The Arab Peace Initiative
*The Program of the Palestinian National Unity Government- March 2007
*Panel Urges Basic Shift in U.S. Policy in Iraq
*Palestinian national unity government Guidlines
*The speech of President Abbas before the UN General Assembly

 New York, 21 September 2006

*UN cessation of hostilities resolution on conflict in Lebanon
*  *  * 

POLLS
Overwhelming Majority among Palestinians with the Unity government and the Saudi Initiate

 

Joint Palestinian-Israeli Public Opinion Poll

STRONG PREFERENCE AMONG PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT OVER AN INTERIM POLITICAL TRACK

*  *  *

URGENT
One million voices

OneVoice Movement, 01 August 2007

The Israeli Council for Peace and Security blesses the Arab Initiative
Israeli- Palestinian Joint Statement on the Arab Peace Initiative
A leading Israeli Journalist : Olmert cannot remain in the prime minister`s office
* * *
End the Slaughter in Israel and Lebanon!
Women against the War!

The Lebanon War`s Aftermath
Hezbollah head hails resignation of Halutz 

War in Lebanon - In Depth

Palestinian National Consensus Document of Palestinian Prisoners Leaders

This week in Palestine
Behind the news with Hanna Siniora

Is Peace Possible?

Monday, August 13, 2007


*  *  *


 Iranian Issues
Iran’s regional position is key to its strength

Wednesday 23 August 2006

 *  *  *


 


Appeal to the U.S. Ambassador and Consul-General, regarding the larming Situation in Gaza

Monday, April 17, 2006
* * *


Profile
Hamas Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya


 Ariel Sharon - The General
Profile of Israeli Prime Minister, now in coma (8/1/06)
 
* * *
 

Peace Index: October 2007
Peace Index: March 2007
Peace Index: February 2007
Peace Index: January 2007
Peace Index: December 2006
Peace Index: November 2006

Peace Index: October 2006
Peace Index: September 2006
Peace Index: August 2006

Peace Index: June 2006
Peace Index: May 2006
Peace Index: April 2006
Peace Index: March 2006
Peace Index: July 2006

Peace Index: February 2006

Peace Index: January 2006
*  *  *

Muslims Hail Italian Jews` Stance on Cartoons

ROME, March 13, 2006 
IslamOnline.net & News Agencies
*  *  *


 Last Chance to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
by Jerome M. Segal
"A strong majority of both the Israeli and Palestinian public want a return to final-status negotiations. Moreover, there is strong evidence that a comprehensive treaty, roughly along the lines proposed by President Clinton at the end of his term, could win the approval of both peoples" (7/2/06)
* * *

 
Israel Peace Index - January 2006
 
* * *

 

Hamas at a Crossroads?
Yoram Schweitzer, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (11/12/05)
"...Hamas wants to gain international recognition as a legitimate political movement while also preserving the option of using the most extreme forms of violence..."
* * *
 

 Gershon Baskin on the Hamas election victory
January 26, 2006
"Hope will have to visit on another day...yesterday’s elections in Palestine produced disastrous results – both for Palestine and for Israel.  It is difficult for me, the perennial optimist to see anything positive about the outcome of this democratic process.  I can only hope that I am wrong..."
 
* * *
 

Palestinian Authority must ask Egypt & Jordan for security help
Khaled Duzdar and Dr. Yossi Ben Ari (December 8, 2005)
* * *

Jimmy Carter: Palestinian Authority must curb terror, Israel must withdraw further
23/01/2006
"You can`t have a Palestinian state living in peace and dignity if (the West Bank is) filled with Israeli settlements.....I hope and believe that after this election there will be an extremely strong commitment by Abu Mazen and the entire Palestinian Authority. . . to stamp out the last vestiges of terrorism"
 
* * *
 

Bill Clinton & Amir Peretz at Rabin 10th Memorial Ceremony
Clinton urges Israel to see Rabin`s work through
Peretz: Oslo is still alive; We must end the occupation

13/11/2005
* * *

 Israel Disengagement / Javier Solana
"...We simply cannot afford to fail...The EU is already strongly engaged, with the parties and on the ground, in support of disengagement and the peace process..."
* * *
 

 James Wolfensohn Interview - Give Peace a Chance
"...When the majority wants to give peace a chance, you`ll have a huge commitment from the global community..." (19/11/2005)


* * *

 

 The road map peace plan after Gaza pullout - Dennis Ross
"...Gaza disengagement creates an opening, and it will close for Sharon and Abbas unless the Administration recognizes where we are and what is now necessary"
* * *
 

Our new Peace Glossary is online - check it out!
* * *
 

[ designed by: studio LAHAN ]

Peace Process | Egypt | Israel | Palestine | Jordan | Other Reports | Peace Forum | Peace Chat | Interview | Editorials Archive | Peace Art | About us | Documents | Links | Projects | Glossary | Contact us | Home