JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel and the Palestinians held secret back-channel peace negotiations, the New Republic reported. The secret negotiations created substantial progress toward an agreement but collapsed when it became clear the Palestinian negotiator did not have the backing of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to the article publishedContinue Reading
(JTA) — A meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators ended without an agreement to resume peace talks, a Palestinian official said. The meeting held Thursday in Jerusalem sought a framework that would allow talks to continue for another nine months. It lasted five hours, and the atmosphere was chilly, theContinue Reading
By Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent “A good divorce is better sometimes than trying to share the same house,” Stanley Wulf told his audience Sunday’s presentation on behalf of J Street’s nationwide “2 Campaign” initiative. Wulf spoke at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island as part of theContinue Reading
