A Time to Destroy, a Time to Build Israel must have mechanisms to guarantee its security and to ensure that Gaza will not rearm itself for the next war. By Dr. Gershon Baskin
"Ripe for Resolution”: Is it Time for a Peace Agreement? For those on the left, simply beginning an operation without definite political objectives, and the terrible price paid for that decision with the lives of civilians and soldiers on both sides, was bad enough, particularly when accompanied by the loss of a window of opportunity for an Israeli peace initiative with the Palestinian Authority. By Prof. Dan Jacobson
After the flood: +972 Magazine’s Analysis of the Post-Protective Edge Environment The most recent round of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has paused. Each side has experienced the period in a profoundly different way, and future policies that may even deepen the animosity. Read some of the main observations, questions, and speculations from our partners at +972 magazine. By Dahlia Scheindlin
Which Country Do We Write About? The Impact of Media in Times of War The Israeli branch of HBS, with its headquarters in Berlin and its self-definition as “an intellectually open, civic organization”, is currently running a series of events under the title “Jerusalem Talks”. The aim of these events is to foster discussion about different perspectives on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and their relationship with Europe, especially Germany. This particular event – the second in the series – took the role of the media during war time as its primary focus. This article was first published on the blog of the Palestine-Israel Journal website By Dominic Davies
Can We Avoid the Next War in Gaza? “We can only imagine how government ministers would give official statements saying that instead of investing in war, investments will be made to promote joint ventures of social welfare, education, environment and many more”. Heinrich Boell Foundation’s partner Itach Maaki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice has been working to promote such a vision for the past years. Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazi analyses how UNSCR 1325 on Women Peace and Security is relevant to the current situation in Palestine and Israel. By Anat Thon-Ashkenazy
Ending the conflict means engaging Israeli, Palestinian civil society +972 Magazine (972mag.com) is a blog-based web magazine that is jointly owned and operated by a group of journalists, analysts and bloggers, based primarily in Israel and Palestine. Their goal is to provide fresh, original, on-the-ground reporting and analysis of events in the region. After 3 years of operation, +972 Magazine has emerged as one of the most important English-language platform for progressive writing from Israel/Palestine. The Heinrich Boell Foundation has partnered with +972 Magazine ever since its inception, in support of freedom of though and speech in Israel. Following is an article first published in +972mag.
Oslo 20 Years On June 20, 2013, the Heinrich Böll Foundation Israel, the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research, the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies and the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue held the conference 20 Years since the Oslo Accords - Success and/or Failure?. In advance of a comprehensive publication of contributions, we are pleased to present this analysis by Dr. Ephraim Lavie on the early foundation of obstacles in the Oslo negotiation process.
Arab-Palestinian Local Governance in Israel at a Glance: Challenges and Opportunities In the aftermath of the 1948 war, a significant number of Arab-Palestinians found themselves within the borders of the newly established State of Israel. They are a homeland minority within a State whose declared identity they do not share and, while they hold Israeli citizenship, they hold a distinct national identity. By Dr. Yousef T. Jabareen
Kerstin Mueller visits Israel and the Palestinian Territories: March 29 - April 4, 2009 Kerstin Mueller has been a Member of Parliament (Bundestag) since 1994 and at present she is the spokesperson of the Green Parliamentary Group for foreign policy. On a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories at the end of March 2009, she visited Hebron, Ramallah, Gaza, Sderot, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and met with politicians, NGO representatives, academics and journalists. Read more about the visit » By Kerstin Mueller
Zunehmende Behinderung der Arbeit der israelischen „Ärzte für Menschenrechte“ in der Westbank und dem Gazastreifen By Ursula Wokoeck