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Two Israelis charged in firebombing that killed Palestinian family

July 27, 2021January 4, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

Two Israeli Jewish citizens have been charged in the arson attack that killed three members of the Dawabsha family last summer. Israeli prosecutors charged 21-year-old Amiram Ben-Uliel with three counts of murder. Ben-Uliel was also charged with attempted murder for trying to set fire to another house. Prosecutors also charged a minor with accessory to murder. He reportedly helped plan the attack but did not show up to execute it.

Settler Violence 2004-2016

July 27, 2021January 1, 2016 by Lucian Dieterman

“Inside the Fund” December 2015

January 22, 2016December 31, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

Bethlehem: Living Between Tear Gas and Christmas Ornaments

July 27, 2021December 24, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

By Zeina Azzam

For the West Bank city of Bethlehem, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, the juxtaposition of hopes and fears is the stuff of everyday life. That Palestinians of all faiths in Bethlehem and throughout the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, and the diaspora hold onto hope and have faith in a better future is a challenging feat indeed. Starting with the violent dislocation of three-quarters of a million Palestinians in 1948, Israel’s military occupation in 1967 of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, and a number of major wars, military assaults, and oppressive policies, Palestinians have endured lifetimes of injustice.

How Israeli Settlements Stifle Palestine’s Economy

July 27, 2021December 21, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

In this policy brief, Al-Shabaka Policy Fellow Nur Arafeh and Policy Advisors Samia al-Botmeh and Leila Farsakh debunk Israel’s arguments by demonstrating the devastating impact Israel’s settlement enterprise has had on the Palestinian economy, dispossessing Palestinians of their land, water, and other resources and creating mass unemployment.

How to (almost) eliminate the U.S. partisan divide on the Middle East

February 15, 2016December 21, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

A year ago, I wrote an article with Katayoun Kishi on this website about the emerging partisan divide in American public attitudes on issues related to Israel and the Middle East. Some of the findings were striking, underpinned by demographic changes in America, especially within the Democratic Party. Since then, these observations have become conventional wisdom, thanks in large part to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plunge into our political divide over the Iran nuclear deal.

There is no more ‘Israel’ today

February 15, 2016December 21, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat touched off a sizable media storm when he asked to remove an Israeli flag hanging above his head as he addressed the Haaretz conference in New York this week. Veteran journalist Dan Margalit from the pro-Netanyahu newspaper Israel Hayom called the conference organizer’s decision to comply a “burning and outrageous mistake.”

What’s next for Middle East peace?

February 15, 2016December 21, 2015 by Lucian Dieterman

US Secretary of State John Kerry came back from his recent trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah on Nov. 24 empty-handed and, for the first time for this extreme optimist, completely disillusioned with the stalled Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. He found Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu even more rejectionist than before, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas weaker and more depressed. A senior US State Department official dealing with the Middle East described to Al-Monitor the current situation in very bleak terms.