Palestine

Israeli opposition to Palestinian state is unwavering

2012-05-11 08:15:00

The Rev. James W. Dale suggests that "The harder way, I believe, is the way of continuing to demand that both sides must come to the table if there is ever to be a lasting peace with justice" ("Choosing to stay engaged," May 4). This in contrast to...

There's no moral equivalency between the Israeli and Palestinian 'narratives'

2012-05-10 05:15:00

James W. Dale makes a welcome point in his commentary about the divestment campaign against Israel ("Choosing to stay engaged: Anti-Israel measures like divestment are not the best way to seek justice for Palestinians," May 4). It is, as he says, vital...

The case against divesting from Israel

2012-05-03 11:19:00

The "divestment from companies working In Israel" bandwagon is rolling again in several Protestant denominations, among them my own, the Presbyterian Church (USA). In one way, that's a good thing. It does ask us to pay attention to Israel and the West...

Baltimore family travels to Israel as an ancestor is honored

2012-02-25 15:12:36

A respected Palestinian physician established and ran his own hospital in Jaffa nearly 80 years ago, when the Mediterranean seaport was the cultural and commercial center of Palestine. The 55-bed stone building originally bore the name of Dr. Fuad I....

Hamas will never accede to peace with Israel

2012-02-14 12:00:00

The Sun editorial "Mr. Abbas' mission" (Feb. 13) is a triumph of wishful thinking over analysis. Its self-contradictions and omissions include: •Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas "would have to exercise the kind of statesmanship that has...

An independent Palestine would be just another rogue state

2011-09-23 05:30:00

Reader Christopher Boardman should check his facts before he writes that "Palestine has had its land stolen without compensation for years" ("No reason to deny recognition to Palestine," Sept. 20). What land? The United Nations awarded Israel part of...

Jerusalem belongs to the Jews

2011-09-29 12:00:00

Like most such dialogues, the recent discussions about Israel and Palestine at the U.N. ignore international treaty law ("Bid for statehood may end," Sept. 21). Jews were given legal and political rights to what is now called Palestine in 1920, when...

U.S. should pull funds if UN recognizes Palestine

2011-06-16 12:00:00

The United Nations needs to be restrained and warned that a declaration of a Palestinian state must not come about. President Obama needs to assume some leadership role and responsibility for the first time. A declaration and the establishment of a...

The United Nations created a Jewish state; it can also create a Palestinian one

2011-05-31 11:31:12

I read with interest Rabbi Chaim Landau's comment on the possibility that the United Nations could recognize a Palestinian state in September ("Mr. Obama, don't equate Israel with its enemies," May 27). In 1948, the state of Israel was created by the...

U.S. is wrong on Palestine

2011-09-21 11:40:00

This week, the Palestinians will petition the U.N. Security Council for admission as a full member state. Admitting Palestine would be a nightmare for Israel and a serious problem for the United States. Nonetheless, President Barack Obama made the wrong...

No reason to deny recognition to Palestine

2011-09-20 11:30:00

I was disappointed with the genuflection of your editorial opposing U.N. recognition of an independent Palestinian state ("A painful veto," Sept. 19). The U.S. should support membership in the U.N. for Palestine. What are The Sun and President Obama...

U.S. must veto Palestinian statehood

2011-09-19 03:00:00

Israel and the Palestinians are on a collision course this week, as the government of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas prepares to unilaterally seek United Nations recognition of an independent Palestinian state. If Mr. Abbas goes through with...

city, Rawabi. Rawabi is the first planned Palestinian city in the West Bank, based 9km north of Ramallah.

2012-02-01 00:00:00

Ariel Ilan Roth, the director of Global Security Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, says the U.S. is on the wrong side of history in opposing Palestine's drive for recognition at the United Nations.

2011-09-21 11:35:54

Palestine's insistence on a vote at the United Nations to grant it statehood is a mistake. The United States will veto, and that will weaken the long-term prospects for peace in the region.

2011-09-16 10:01:39