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Common Ground News Service - 18 December 2008
 
Christmas letter to Bethlehem by Father Michael McGarry
Working with collective trauma to facilitate peace by Gina Ross
A path to freedom by Stephanie Saldana
Engaging in diplomacy on day one by Naomi Chazan
Hebron and the rule of law by Forward Editorial
Common Ground News Service - 11 December 2008
 
War and peace: pick a side by Anthony Silkoff
The delay-sayers’ mistake by Gershom Gorenberg
Middle East peace needs political bailout by Osama Al-Sharif
President Obama: go for it by MJ Rosenberg
Music and peace by Daniel Barenboim
Common Ground News Service - 04 December 2008
 
Share space, defy the wall by Mohammed Abu-Nimer
Start with Syria. A Middle East deal Obama could build on by Aaron David Miller
Hebron like you've never imagined it by Amos Goldberg
The choice of the people by Jordan Times editorial
When Abraham wept by Reuven Hammer
Common Ground News Service - 27 November 2008
 
Infectious disease surveillance as a bridge to peace in the Middle East by Dr. Alex Leventhal
Middle East priorities for January 21 by Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski
An unforgettable moment by Uri Avnery
London taps Damascus for peace by Khaleej Times editorial
Ambassadors of humanity by Anat Meidan
Common Ground News Service - 13 November 2008
 
Acceptance speech for Eliav-Sartawi Award by Barbara Sofer
Acceptance speech for Eliav-Sartawi Award by Tala A. Rahmeh
Acceptance speech for Eliav-Sartawi Award by Marie Medina
I wish to remember Rabin too by Reuven Rivlin
The route to durable peace by Sam Leibowitz and Mazin Qumsiyeh
Common Ground News Service - 06 November 2008
 
The upside of Acre by Mike Prashker
Mideast peace talks: the maximum is less than the minimum required by Middle East Times
Palestine’s partner for peace? by Nadia W. Awad
The rest is an 'opinion' by Jihad el-Khazen
Common Ground News Service - 30 October 2008
 
Towards a winning Palestinian strategy by Daoud Kuttab
An Israeli looks at Obama by Gershom Gorenberg
Last chance to end the Palestinian rift by Osama Al-Sharif
The man who dared by Attila Somfalvi
Learning from Acre by Felice Friedson
Common Ground News Service - 23 October 2008
 
Jerusalem youth use music to break down walls by Aaron Shneyer
Some good news for a change by MJ Rosenberg
Talking to the other by Diana Bletter
A time for healing by David Kimche
What should do it by Jordan Times Editorial
Common Ground News Service - 16 October 2008
 
A museum that doesn't want you as a visitor by Mikhael Manekin
Building peace through health in the Middle East by Cesar Chelala
Imagining peace by Uri Avnery
Kouchner and the Palestinian-Israeli struggle by Randa Takieddine
Teaching Auschwitz to the Palestinians by Tim McGirk
Common Ground News Service - 09 October 2008
 
Dialogue triumphs by Dror Rubin
The one-state solution by Sari Nusseibeh
A hard-liner's call for peace by Uri Dromi
In a void: international aid and Palestine by Alexander Costy
Israeli Jews and Arabs find hope in microfinance fund by Karin Kloosterman
Common Ground News Service - 02 October 2008
 
Separate schools – common fears by Mike Prashker
Israel and Iran have much in common by Anthony Zeitouni
Oslo at 15 years— a vanishing dream by Daniel Levy
In praise of a brave woman by Ray Hanania
Holy time and a call for peace by Hesham A. Hassaballa
Common Ground News Service - 24 September 2008
 
Rifkah and my mother by Tala A. Rahmeh
The human spirit: meeting beyond the comfort zone by Barbara Sofer
When Arab and Jewish kids go to the same school by Marie Medina
Common Ground News Service - 18 September 2008
 
The Jewish state of irony by Rabbi Tirzah Firestone
Syria and Israel: keep them talking by Bilal Y. Saab and Bruce Riedel
Enough of the Jerusalem mantra by Daniel Seidemann
It's time to mend fences by Joharah Baker
As peace talks sputter, Israelis and Palestinians eye Plan B by Joshua Mitnick
Common Ground News Service - 11 September 2008
 
Awakening Dreams by Noor Al-Huda Mahmoud Jameel Shriem
Tel-Aviv – Damascus Express by Chen Asulin & Nadav Kugen
What about Arab textbooks? by Yoad Eliaz
Bridging divides in Lebanon can have a positive effect region-wide by Daily Star editorial
Cartooning in the cause of peace by Karin Kloosterman
Common Ground News Service - 04 September 2008
 
Between Israel and Lebanon by Zohar Shechtman
If only my dream were realised by Rawan Yousef Salah
Making peace with Syria by Alain Gresh
Settlements as an obstacle to peace in the Middle East by Cesar Chelala
New and improved? by MJ Rosenberg
Common Ground News Service - 28 August 2008
 
A cry of the past... and shock of present by Zeinab Mohammed Abdel Salam M'ali
Homecoming by Moran Phisitski
The two-state solution: better than fantasy by The National (UAE) Editorial
Is Israel one disaster from collapse? by Ghassan Michel Rubeiz
Finding a peaceful place by Electa Draper
Common Ground News Service - 21 August 2008
 
Flight of white doves by Ephraim Borowski
Muslims and Jews: continuing the conversation by Mehnaz Afridi
Israel will run out of time if it doesn’t act by Noa Nir
Palestinians flee to Israel by Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
The perils of an Israeli transition by IHT editorial
Common Ground News Service - 14 August 2008
 
Mahmoud Darwish: a people and a poet by Ibtisam Barakat
Islamic finance in Tel Aviv? by Ariel M. Ezrahi
One step at a time by Larry Rich
Civil war in Gaza isn’t in Israel’s interests by Daniel Levy
Imagine if the kids took over by Khaled Diab
Common Ground News Service - 07 August 2008
 
The day after by Amin Howeidi
Encountering peace: creating a new reality on the ground by Gershon Baskin
Syrians see an economic side to peace by Nawara Mahfoud and Robert Worth
All citizens must be equal by Seth Freedman
Stop telling Arabs what's good for them by Aiman Agbaria
Common Ground News Service - 31 July 2008
 
Not just another interfaith parley by Rabbi David Rosen
Israel-Syria talks hindered by David R. Sands
Can Syria be taken seriously? by Claude Salhani
Where's our Jerusalem? by Jerusalem Post editorial
Museum in Gaza to display area's rich cultural history by Ethan Bronner
Common Ground News Service - 24 July 2008
 
These enemies have faces by Trita Parsi and Roi Ben-Yehuda
Bringing closure to Israel and Lebanon by Daniel Levy
Road map or bulldozer map? by Nasser Lahham
Israel and Palestine need Europe to make peace by Carlo Strenger
Listening to voices from the other side by Barry Davis
Common Ground News Service - 17 July 2008
 
Shebaa Farms can create momentum for peace by Cesar Chelala
Israeli and Palestinian doctors affect change on the ground by Leo Kramer
Scandinavia's scarred Mr Dialogue by Roger Cohen
The forgotten peace by Middle East Times editorial
Hope for coexistence enthuses delegates by Michel Cousins
Common Ground News Service - 10 July 2008
 
Leo the healer: an untold story of Jewish/Palestinian medical partnership by Marc Gopin
The United States and Syria should talk (about everything) by Theodore H. Kattouf
Behind the 'Zion curtain' by Khaled Diab
Dividing Jerusalem by Uzi Benziman
Not a sword, but peace by The Economist
Common Ground News Service - 03 July 2008
 
Hamas and Israel: strange bedfellows by Paul Scham
What kind of Palestine? by Javier Solana
Soothing the savage breast by Sanford F. Kuvin
Israel’s diplomatic offensive by IHT Editorial
A bereaved family transcends boundaries by Ma'an News Agency
Common Ground News Service - 26 June 2008
 
Israel's peace offensive by Alon Ben-Meir
A ceasefire is no small thing by MJ Rosenberg
Strengthening extremists by Nicholas D. Kristof
An apology by Uri Avnery
Exile, exclusion and isolation by Karen Koning AbuZayd
Common Ground News Service - 19 June 2008
 
In retrospect: 20 years of repair work using theatre by Melisse Lewine-Boskovich
Peace does not trickle down from the top by Ron Kraybill
Help build trust with Arab Israelis by Michael Howard
Programming for peace by Guy Grimland
Common Ground News Service - 12 June 2008
 
Little energy for peace by Thomas L. Friedman
What exactly is pro-Israel? by Marc Gopin
The only starting point by Jordan Times Editorial
What Ehud Olmert should – but probably didn't – tell George Bush by Ori Nir
When it comes to Alzheimer's there is no Mid East conflict by Karin Kloosterman
Common Ground News Service - 05 June 2008
 
Minutes away but worlds apart by Noa Epstein and Abed Eriqat
Israel-US relations: What's a little distance between friends? by Shira Herzog
Israeli-Palestinian venture crossing divides in life and on the Web by Dina Kraft
The Old Man was right by Daniel Gavron
Interview with Sari Nusseibeh by Mohanan Hamed and Adham Manasreh
Common Ground News Service - 29 May 2008
 
Taking steps forward: economic and political fronts by Mara Rudman
Zionism and power by Rabbi Michael Cohen
Misreading the messenger by Lawrence Pintak, Jeremy Ginges and Nicholas Felton
What Syrian-Israeli talks mean by Hasan Abu Nimah
US professor shares Israeli prize with Palestinians by Barbara Ferguson
Common Ground News Service - 22 May 2008
 
Don’t depend on outsiders to settle the Mideast dispute by Shlomo Avineri
Gordimer to 'Post': Israel must talk to its enemies by Tom Hope and Steve Linde
An unmentionable truce? by Sadie Goldman with Jason Proetorius and IPF Staff
Will the water contradict the diver? by Mamoun Fandy
Iraqi Israeli, Arab Jew or Mizrahi Jew? by Vered Lee
Common Ground News Service - 15 May 2008
 
Israelis are talking to Hamas: religion at the cutting edge by Marc Gopin
A credible peace process by Mohammed Herzallah
Should Palestinians forgive Israel? by Samir El-Youssef
The roadmap revisited by Naomi Chazan
International Writers Festival opens in Jerusalem by Shiri Lev-Ari
Common Ground News Service - 08 May 2008
 
Carter's trip: boon or bungle? by Paul Scham
Encountering peace: next year in Palestine by Gershon Baskin
Mideast conflict: need for a new perspective by Ziad Asali
Middle East peace requires forgiveness by Ghassan Rubeiz
Is Arab media truly free? by Ramzy Baroud
Common Ground News Service - 01 May 2008
 
Living conflict, writing peace by Ibtisam Barakat
Don't be afraid of peace with Syria by Ha'aretz Editorial
Journey to Hebron: nightmares and hope by Gershom Gorenberg
On the border between two languages by Ofri Ilani
Open heart surgery opens hearts by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Common Ground News Service - 17 April 2008
 
Remember these digits: 78-22 by MJ Rosenberg
Once we were strangers by Forward Editorial
You can't eat algorithms by Bernard Avishai
Archaeologists preserve hope by Tom Tugend
Give peace and Jimmy Carter a chance by Middle East Times
Common Ground News Service - 10 April 2008
 
I want the Palestinians to win by Bradley Burston
Settlement freeze by Forward Editorial
Poll: Israelis ready for Arab anchor by Meirav Crystal
Barghouti urges cease-fire by Beth O'Connell
Adrift in the Middle East by International Herald Tribune Editorial
Galilee Arabs paint mosque for Israel's 60th by Ha'aretz
Common Ground News Service - 03 April 2008
 
Arab Leaders: Approach the public by Ori Nir
In their shoes by Pauline Lewis
A new website, a new transparency by Salam Fayyad
Slowly but surely, hearts are turning by Dvir Abramovich
Tony Blair's Palestine by Chris Patten
Common Ground News Service - 27 March 2008
 
Jewish Arabs and a New Middle East by Marc Gopin
The Pakistan-Israel stalemate by Rehan Rafay Jamil
The right conversation by Janet Penn
I am Bassam Aramin by Rami Elhanan
World against us by Gavri Bargil
Common Ground News Service - 20 March 2008
 
Rescuing the two-state solution by Jonathan Freedland
Prepare to sign by Ha'aretz Editorial
Empowering women: a challenge and an opportunity by Karen Abuzayd
Divestment, no by MJ Rosenberg
The languishing initiative by Alon Ben-Meir
Common Ground News Service - 13 March 2008
 
Persevering in the face of extremism by Mara Rudman
A way out of a deadly impasse by Jerome M. Segal
Destructive emotion by Arab News Editorial
After Babel by Leonard Schwartz
The moral majority for peace by Gershon Baskin
Common Ground News Service - 06 March 2008
 
The recent Gaza escalation by Americans for Peace Now
Moving forward by Nehemia Shtrasler
Tear down the wall and dance! by Checkpoint 303
Still building by Hagit Ofran
Abbas calls for Middle East truce by BBC News
Common Ground News Service - 28 February 2008
 
An Israeli revisits Malaysia by Dr. Ben Mollov
Why lose Egypt? by Nazir Majali
For Palestinians, the power of non-violence would be undeniable by Jonathan Freedland
'Negotiating Arab-Israeli peace’ - is it possible? by Dr. James J. Zogby
To save lives, negotiate with the devil by Gershon Baskin
Common Ground News Service - 21 February 2008
 
Mideast peace report by Americans for Peace Now
2 boys, 2 sides, 2 beds by Isabel Kershner
Humbling Hamas by Alon Ben-Meir
Ten pieces of advice for #44 by MJ Rosenberg
An education in tolerance by Seth Freedman
Common Ground News Service - 14 February 2008
 
West Bank economy shows first signs of growth by Bassem Roomie
At the altar of Palestine by Mona Eltahawy
Self-defence, not occupation by Sheldon Schreter
Women foster security by Sadie Goldman with Jason Proetorius and IPF Staff
'Hatikva' in Arabic? by Gadi BenMark
Common Ground News Service - 07 February 2008
 
For the cause, the settlements must go by Sheldon Schreter
Olmert’s new day by Steven L. Spiegel and IPF Staff
Revitalizing diplomacy by Daniel Kurtzer
Refreshed philanthropy by Jacob Berkman
Palestinian engineer puts Tel Aviv on the right track by Karin Kloosterman
Common Ground News Service - 31 January 2008
 
Is it a budding partnership? by Ziad Asali
Blockade can't divide some Israeli, Palestinian friends by Joshua Mitnick
Israeli and Palestinian by Daniel Barenboim
My talks with Hamas by Dror Ze’evi
Healing Separation by Lila Sophia Tresemer
Common Ground News Service - 24 January 2008
 
It's al-Qaeda, stupid! by Bilal Y. Saab
Gaza: Frozen and dark by MJ Rosenberg
Three-way checkmate by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley
What is a Pro-Israel candidate? by Gershom Gorenberg
Promoting culture and hope in Gaza by Sami Abdel-Shafi
Common Ground News Service - 17 January 2008
 
Like the Berlin Wall… by Ghiath Nasser
A tool of survival? by Dr. Eran Lerman
Constructing the defences of peace by Richard Jones
It's not about Iran by Shibley Telhami
Peek at an agreement by Gershon Baskin
Common Ground News Service - 10 January 2008
 
Resistance in the Kingdom of the Night by Leonard Fein
Baby steps by Dennis Ross
What is the price for peace? by Douglas Alexander, MP
Restoring order by Avi Issacharoff
The time for talk is over by Daily Star Editorial
 
 
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