Israeli
and Palestinian News Sources and Peace Resources
Ha'aretz
Online English Edition
<www.haaretzdaily.com/>
Ha'aretz is Israel's leading Hebrew language newspaper.
The online English edition generally includes translations
of all of the articles appearing in the Hebrew language
daily. News reports and commentaries by Ze'ev Schiff,
Dani Rubinstein, and Amira Hass provide exceptional insights
on Israeli-Palestinian affairs. Ha'aretz also includes
a broad array of op-ed pieces by Israelis from left to
right on the political spectrum.
Jerusalem
Media & Communication Centre
<www.jmcc.org/>
The JMCC was established in 1988 by a group of Palestinian
journalists and researchers to provide information on
events in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and
the Gaza Strip. The Centre provides reports on important
developments in Palestinian politics on its web site and
offers a more in-depth email news service by subscription.
Palestinian
Center for Policy and Survey Research
<www.pcpsr.org/>
The PCPSR regularly conducts reliable surveys of Palestinian
public opinion in the West Bank and Gaza.
B'tselem
<www.btselem.org/>
B'tselem, the Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied
Territories, was established in 1989 by a group of prominent
academics, attorneys, journalists, and Knesset members.
Its mission is "to document and educate the Israeli public
and policymakers about human rights violations in the
Occupied Territories . . . and help create a human rights
culture in Israel."
Miftah
<www.miftah.org/>
MIFTAH, the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of
Global Dialogue and Democracy, was established in 1998.
MIFTAH describes itself as a "non-governmental, non-partisan,
Jerusalem-based institution dedicated to fostering democracy
and good governance within the Palestinian Society in
a manner that promotes Public Accountability and Transparency
while maintaining the free flow of information and ideas."
Miftah is headed by Palestinian Legislative Council member
and former cabinet minister Hanan Ashrawi.
Peace
Now
<www.peacenow.org.il/English.asp>
Peace Now was founded in 1978 by 348 reserve officers
and soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces. Peace Now
describes itself as "the first and only mass peace movement
in Israel . . . attracting hundreds of thousands to its
mass rallies and activities."
Gush
Shalom
<www.gush-shalom.org/english/index.html>
Gush Shalom, headed by journalist and former Knesset member
Uri Avneri, describes itself as "the hard core of the
peace movement" in Israel that has "played a leading role
in determining the moral and political agenda of the peace
forces in Israel, as well as in breaking the so-called
'national consensus' based on misinformation."
bitterlemons
<www.bitterlemons.org/>
Bitterlemons.org is a website that presents Israeli and
Palestinian viewpoints on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
and other regional issues. It is produced and edited
by Ghassan Khatib, Minister of Labor in the Palestinian
Authority, and Yossi Alpher, a former senior Israeli intelligence
official and Director of the Jaffe Center for Strategic
Studies at Tel Aviv University. Its goal is to contribute
to mutual understanding through the open exchange of ideas.
It aspires to impact the way Palestinians, Israelis, and
others worldwide think about regional issues.
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