Gershom Gorenberg If Palestinians adopted a Gandhian nonviolent strategy, could they reshape the entire conflict with Israel and finally realize a two-state solution? If so, why haven’t they done so? Or perhaps they really have at certain times and places, and Israel has broken that form of resistance as well? Those questions have been asked [...]
The Missing Mahatma: Searching for a Palestinian Gandhi
March 29th, 2009 · 24 Comments · Culture and Ideas, Judaism and Religion, Politics and Policy
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Is Hamas Looking For a Two-State Solution? Should We Listen?
April 10th, 2008 · 20 Comments · Politics and Policy
Last week Khaled Meshaal, the Damascus-based head of Hamas’s Political Bureau, gave an interview to the Palestinian newspaper Al-Ayyam. The choice of venue is significant, since Al-Ayyam is a pro-Fatah paper, linked to the Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah, and Meshaal is the presumed leader of Hamas, whose breakaway government rules Gaza since last June. [...]
Tags: Al-Ayyam·Fatah·Hamas·Israel·Khaled Meshaal·Meshal·Mishaal·two-state solution
