The Israeli-Arab Peace Process

Two troubling Questions
To Professor Alan Dershowitz
March 2010








Heretic Reflections
YAKINTON, February 2010
(German and Hebrew)

Settlement freezes & male cows
Settlement freeze: mere eyewash...
JP, 4 Dec 2009










TalkBack on Adam Keller's Blog
Ending Occupation is in Zionist Interest
26 Oct 2009








Beware of Israeli Flippancy
JP, 7 Aug 2009
In response to Sarah Honig's
anti-Obama article




Ways to make peace
Ha'aretz, 5 August 2009
Commenting on Prof. Shlomo Avineri's
dismissal of Geneva Agreement:
"That's no way to make peace"







English version of
5 August letter
Ways to make peace










Professor Avineri's Response
Herzl and Jerusalem
Haaretz, 9 Aug 2009

TWO JEWS, ONE OPINION

JP, 28 June 2009
About uniform Israeli thinking

The Original Version
Wall-to-wall agreement

Response:
Hardly Conformist
JP, 30 June 2009









TOPICAL QUESTIONS

(Aktuelle Fragen)

Questions (unanswered) to Col. (Res.) Moshe Elad, following lecture at Pisgat Chen, early January 2009
HEIM EXPRESS, May 2009

Initiative "Made in Israel"
Call for Israeli Peace Initiative
(not published)
JP, 24 Feb 2009







Fantasy on Election Day 2009

JP, 5 Feb 2009 (Not Published)

Talkback: Their Dreams - and Ours...

Ynet, 27 Jan 2009

Response to “Start with the Palestinians” by Col. Moshe Elad

(Instead of pressing Israel, Obama should first present tough questions to Palestinians)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3661586,00.html

A viable Palestinian state
(Commenting on interview with Prof. Ruth Gavison)
JP, 16 Jan 2009
The original Palestinians. A response by Aryeh Newman
Also: Final paragraph of article by Naomi Chazan: "Crossroads"
JP, 23 Jan 2009

מדינתנו היהודית והדמוקרטית
Our Jewish and Democratic State
(Response to interview with Prof. Ruth Gavison, Musaf Ha'aretz 2 Jan 2009)
http://cafe.themarker.com/view.php?t=814562
Call for open debate on our Israeli peace policy

In Israel, 70 years later
(Jewish parents deny Arab girl place in Day Center)
Ha'aretz, 25 Dec 2008

Dubious Headline
(Response to JP headline about new smart IAF bomb)
JP, 15 Dec 2008









What was so bad?
Note: the original headline was Rejected Peace Plan (1982)
(Rather than 'inept' and 'flawed', the rejected Reagan Plan was a fair basis for negotiation)
JP, 7 Dec 2008

Toward a Jewish Minority
Note: The original headline was Palestine with Jewish Minority
(Proposal to allow Jewish Minority in Palestinian state)
JP, 24 Nov 2008

Case of Collective Dementia
(Our collective memory focuses on the negative statements of our enemies)
JP, 21 Nov 2008. Not published

פניה אל אנשי השפעה
Response to article by Prof. Ruth Gavison (6 Nov 2008):
Appeal to people of influence, to speak up loud and clearly,
during the approaching election campaign.
http://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3139902,00.html#addcomment

... the real story
(Demand for realistic alternative.)
JP, 10 Oct 2008

Vor 90 Jahren und Heute
1917 Reflections projected to our present day situation.
MB-Yakinton, April 2008










The U.S. must guide Israel to pull out
(Haim Cohn & Gideon Levy.)
Ha'aretz, 8 Jan 2008

Jews in Palestine. Why not?
(Yes, under Palestinian sovereignty.)
JP, 14 Jan 2008

Stated, on the record...
(To David Kimche: Yes, some thought so, already 27 years ago...)
JP, 2 Jun 2008







Apropos 2008: Tucholsky 1931...
Heim Express, Jan 2008


















Haim Cohn & Max Lieberman
(Two memorable quotes...)
Heim Express, Sep 2007







Who's out of touch?
(Arens: 'Discrimination between citizens'.)
JP, 3 Sep 2007

















Gesucht: Israelische Friedensinitiative
ראוי להזדרז וליזום שיחות-שלום
(An early end of the occupation is in our national interest."
Yakinton-MB, March 2007














"Stop the Jewish barbarians in Hebron" by Yosef (Tommy) Lapid. JP, 18 Jan 2007
('According to law', does not necessarily mean that it is 'legal') JP, 22 Jan 2007

Faint Praise
(Where is that 'praise'?)
JP, 26 Feb 2007

Give Nusseibeh credit
(Could it be that those 'moderates' are our 'most potent threat'?)
JP, 11 May 2007






Let Realism rule...
(Call for dramatic and realistic Israeli Initiative.)
JP, 30 Jan 2006

















לשון חד משמעית
(The Mandate stated: A Jewish Homeland in Palestine...)
Mossaf Ha'aretz, 25 Feb 2005

















'Victories' we can do without
(About our shortsighted leaders of 1973.)
JP, 11 Oct 2004

















Comment: Going for a D9 [bulldozer] solution
The Bibi factor - pullout and politics,
Ha'aretz, August 2004



Leave the Homes for Palestinians
(Plea not to demolish homes and synagogues of Katif Block)
JP, 1 Aug 2004













Die Genfer Initiative
(About fossilised leaders, and an indoctrinated people...)
MB, June 2004

















Thanks, Mr Hertzberg!
(Advocates US pressure on Israel.
Like Justice Haim Cohn did before him...)
JP, 8 Sep 2003













Danke, Nein!
(No need for Ministry of Propaganda or Gleichschaltung...)
MB, July 2001
















Fighting a Lost Battle
(Reply to American reader: "You are way out of date!")
JP, 19 Dec 1999
















מפת שלום
(The aim should be to create a situation in which both sides will wish to honour the agreement.)
Ha'aretz, 9 Jan 1998















A Solution Both Just and Possible
(Proposal to solve the settlement issue.)
Palestine-Israel Journal, #2, 1997

















We Must Listen to the Other Side
("Both sides have undeniable rights here.")
Reflector, Richmond VA, 1 Sep 1997












Israeli Responds To Letter
("... we Israelis on our part, should forget about Nablus and Hebron")
Reflector, Richmond VA, 15 May 1997










ניצחון הציונות
(Mistake to dismiss Arab readiness to be content with 20% of Mandatory Palestine.)
Ha'aretz, 28 Feb 1997














Third Way
(Unique 'territorial compromise'.)
JP, 25 Oct 1995













Tommy Lapid
(Unexpected support for Muslim rights in Jerusalem)
JP, 10 Aug 1995

















Advice to the Settlers
(Proposal to let settlers remain, under Palestinian sovereignty)
Jerusalem Report, 6 April 1995















Victory of Zionism
(Recalling Begin's 1977 program for Palestinian self-rule.)
JP, 5 Feb 1995

















Jewish-Arab Coexistence
(Mitzna after Hebron massacre.)
JP, 13 March 1994
















Israel Prize
(Proposal: Avnery, Eliav & Leibowitz)
JP, 1 Oct 1993















אסד לא השתנה
(Already in 1975 Assad offered peace in exchange for comprehensive agreement)
Ha'aretz, 28 April 1993















לשאת ולתת על הכל
(Israel should declare its intentions.)
Ha'aretz, 19 March 1993
















Postscripts
About Rabin & Churchill...
JP, 21 June 1992












Wanted: A New Approach
(After Gulf War: Dramatic Government Statement)
JP, 7 March 1991
















Exhausting the Alternatives?
(PM: Israeli peace plan premature)
JP, 4 March 1991










Condemnation of Murder
(Palestinian leaders had expressed regret)
JP, 21 Aug 1990
















Avoid Past Mistakes
(Sadat was ready for peace in 1971)
JP, 11 May 1990














New POST Management
(Beware of becoming like Albania or N.Korea.)
JP, 16 Jan 1990













About Patriotism
JP, 4 Feb 1990














Facing the Facts
(Why we should negotiate with the PLO.)
JP, 1 Nov 1989
Start Talking
(Letter of Support) JP, 16 Nov 1989

"Flat Earth" Policy
(Bold initiative, while still in bargaining position)
New Outlook, March 1989
















Bowing to the Inevitable
(20 years ago we would have danced with joy.)
JP, 3 March 1989












Lahat May Be Right
(Right-wing government may be more successful advancing peace process...)
JP, 28 Sep 1988















The Three Noes
(Our Three Israeli Noes)
JP, 15 May 1988






Let Us Stretch Out Our Hand
(To take initiative while in bargaining position.)
JP International Edition, 23 Jan 1988















Israel's Worries
(Reflections from the Arctic Region)
JP, 9 Sep 1987

















Rumours and Denials
(Advice.)
JP, 15 Dec 1986

















A delicate Question
(PLO offered to endorse SCR 242 &338.)
JP, 6 Aug 1986

















Perfect Harmony
(Mutual unwillingness to recognize the other.)
JP, 21 March 1986

















Why not talk to the PLO?
(Peace must be concluded with the enemy.)
JP International Edition, 9 Nov 1985

















What are we waiting for?
(Prince Hassan of Jordan: "Peace is within reach")
JP, 6 March 1985















Peace with Assad
(Challenging Dr Maoz's opinion doubting Syria's readiness for peace with Israel)
JP, 26 March 1985















Salute to Darousha
(A miserable bunch of cowards)
JP, 12 Dec 1984
















שלום ללא טראומה
(Our disregard for Arab peace feelers)
Ha'olam Haze, 16 Oct 1984












Courage and Wisdom
(Response to Sari Nusseibe's call for an equitable settlement)
JP, 7 June 1984














Boycott them unless they merge
(Fragmentation of Peace Camp)
New Outlook, May 1984
















Military Superiority
(Not permanent. Negotiate while strong!)
New Outlook, March 1984
















Walid Khalidy
(Israeli boycott of Conference at Atlanta University, because Harvard Professor Walid Khalidy was invited.)
JP, 11 Nov 1983














Apt Reminder
(Centuries of oppression by Christians...)
JP, 5 Oct 1982
















The Finnish Example
(Finnish coexistence with USSR, as example for our situation vis a vis the Arab world))
JP, 27 Nov 1981















Call for an Israeli Peace Offensive
(Proposal for Government Statement)
JP, 8 Nov 1981
















Walid Khalidi's outline for solution of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
New Outlook, April 1981


















Alternative to a Nightmare
(Lova Eliav)
JP, 13 Jan 1981










Image and Imagination
JP, 19 Dec 1979

Arthur Waskow
JP, 8 Jan 1980

Egyptian Visitors
JP, 29 Dec 1980












Israeli Responses...
New Outlook, June 1980


















Peace with our Neighbours
JP, 14 May 1980


















Dream of Security or Reality
JP, 16 Jan 1979


















Questions to Prof. Arens
New Outlook, Jan 1979


















Nasser's Peace Offer (1970)
JP, 11 Jan 1978












Rejected Readers' Letters.
New Outlook, October 1977


















How early is early?
JP, 20 Oct 1977
Note: Sadat arrived in Jerusalem on 19 Nov 1977!

















United Peace Group Needed
JP, 13 March 1977











The Jacobson Trip.
JP, 7 Jan 1977


















Party Platforms — and Policy
("... our leaders are either kidding themselves or misleading the public")
JP, 26 Aug 1976











American Mideast Policy.
JP, 22 Aug 1976













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A Correspondence with our Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MoF), Jerusalem
Only after the intervention of the State Comptroller was there any response

To Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Information Division, Jerusalem
20 Sep 1975, Comments on our Information policy
























To the State Comptroller,
15 Nov 1975, Reporting on mediocrity of MoF

























From MoF,
26 Nov 1975. Apology for delay in reply.











To Mof,
29 Nov 1975. My reply.




















From State Comptroller,
11 Dec 1975.
Confirms that there is ground for my complaint.
MoF has started to act.









From MoF,
18 Dec 1975,
Would welcome ideas for influencing public opinion abroad.










To MoF,
27 Dec 1975
Proposal to emphasize Ambassador Herzogs recent reminder of Israel's 1967 Peace Proposal









From MoF,
5 Jan 1976
They intend to adopt my suggestion to include our 1967 proposal in future editions of "Towards Peace".









From State Comptroller,
12 Jan 1976
Reporting on my correspondence with MoF.










To State Comptroller,
17 Jan 1976.
My thanks for their intervention.










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OPEN LETTER to the Jerusalem Post
Addressed to Prof. Josef NEDAVA, Haifa University
14 Feb 1976 (not published)
About a recent Seminar for International Relations.
Commenting on aspects of our Israeli Information efforts.


































Bold Peace Initiative.
JP, 24 Sep 1975


















אפשרויות לשלום עם הערבים
(Possibilities for Peace)
Ha'aretz, 26 Dec 1974

















אשליה עצמית
(Illusions)
Ha'aretz, 18 Oct 1974

















Peace Hints — 1970.
JP, 22 Oct 1974











Pressure for Peace
(The Likud-Yasser Arafat solution of a "Greater Israel with full civic rights for the Arabs", alias a "Democratic Palestine".)
JP, 12 Sep 1974








Nasser & Peace.
JP, 16 June 1970
Not published