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Smoke rises after an Israel air strike in the Gaza Strip on 28 December 2008

Is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict an intractable one or are there realistic ways to settle it? This week we grapple with this knotty question by looking at the conflict’s current status and how it might be resolved in the future.

Iron Dome air defense system, courtesy Israel Defense Forces/flickr

Israel-Palestine: A Status Update

25 Mar 2013 / Special Feature

Today, our partners at the Council on Foreign Relations provide a multimedia overview of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The International Crisis Group’s Robert Malley then recaps the largely fruitless peace negotiations that both sides have conducted over the last 20 years. More on «Israel-Palestine: A Status Update »

Road to Gaza, courtesy of Al Jazeera English/Flickr

The Geopolitics of the Palestinians

26 Mar 2013 / Special Feature

Are the Palestinians trapped in a security bind of Israel’s making, as our partners at STRATFOR argue, or are they becoming increasingly credible security actors in their own right? To answer this question, today we look at the security-dominated geopolitics of the Palestinian territories. More on «The Geopolitics of the Palestinians»

Portrait of Tova C. Norlen

Israel’s Security Situation, Requirements and Policies

27 Mar 2013 / Special Feature

Israel has few qualms about maintaining its current borders with the Palestinians, or so argues Tova Norlen. She attributes this attitude and policy to the growing political polarization of Israeli society, which is reflected in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new government. More on «Israel’s Security Situation, Requirements and Policies»

Palestinian standing in front of two Israeli soldiers, courtesy of Michael Ramallah/flickr

The Future of Israel-Palestine

28 Mar 2013 / Special Feature

Is the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on its deathbed? Before you get too enthused about the one-state alternative, Khalil Shikaki warns, remember that it will be difficult to reverse and no one stands to benefit from it in the medium or long term. More on «The Future of Israel-Palestine»

Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

Israel-Palestine: Beyond the Status Quo?

29 Mar 2013 / Special Feature

Today we present two perspectives on the future trajectory of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nathalie Tocci first wonders whether the peace process itself undermines peace. Oren Yiftachel then sings the praises of confederation over a one or two-state solution. More on «Israel-Palestine: Beyond the Status Quo?»

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