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Penn for Palestine hosts discussion of ‘Shattered Hopes’

The Daily Pennsylvanian Penn for Palestine hosts discussion of ‘Shattered Hopes’ Josh Ruebner discussed his book and Obama’s foreign policies By BOOKYUNG JO · September 24, 2013, 7:15 pm   ·  Updated September 24, 2013, 9:13 pm Penn for Palestine brought Josh Ruebner — author and national advocacy director of U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a nonprofit coalition […]

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Twenty years since Oslo, US leadership has yielded endless ‘process’ with no ‘peace’ in sight

Josh Ruebner on September 13, 2013 Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shake hands on the White House lawn, September 13, 1993. (Photo: AP) Yasser Abed Rabbo, a key participant in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over the past two decades, is far from sanguine about the latest iteration of talks, convened in July by the United States.  Last […]

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Why Obama Can’t Make Peace in Israel-Palestine

Barack Obama’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to Josh Reubner, resembles hammering a square peg into a round hole. By Sarah Gold, September 13, 2013. Chief among the reasons to be skeptical about the Obama administration’s latest gambit for peace in Israel-Palestine is its own record on the subject. Barack Obama’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, […]

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Gaza Pays ‘Brutal’ Price for Egypt’s Military Assault in Sinai

Published on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 by Common Dreams Gaza Pays ‘Brutal’ Price for Egypt’s Military Assault in Sinai Backed by Israel, offensive tightens siege, exacerbates fuel shortages, strands thousands – Sarah Lazare, staff writer Egyptian forces guard the border between Egypt and Gaza. (Photo: Ali Ali / European Pressphoto Agency / September 10, 2013)Egypt’s Israel-backed […]

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Five Myths about the Israeli-Palestinian ‘Peace Process’

This September marks the twentieth anniversary of that sun-drenched day on the White House lawn, when a beaming President Bill Clinton brought together a reluctant Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, with an exuberant Palestine Liberation Organization chair, Yasser Arafat, for an historic handshake. The two leaders had just signed the Oslo Accord, ushering in what was […]

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The peace process meets Einstein’s definition of insanity, says Josh Ruebner

The peace process meets Einstein’s definition of insanity, says Josh Ruebner Alex Kane on July 29, 2013 Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority began Monday night. Above, Secretary of State John Kerry announcing that Martin Indyk would be America’s representative at the talks.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The peace process has begun again. On Monday […]

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Beyond the Pale

Alex Kane and Lizzy Ratner interview Josh Ruebner on WBAI 99.5 FM New York City’s “Beyond the Pale” about the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian “peace process” negotiations and why the United States is bound to fail in its efforts to broker peace by adopting pro-Israel positions. Listen by clicking here: m3u.php?mp3fil=106391752

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New Book Sees Little Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Relations

Arlington Sun Gazette Josh Ruebner of Arlington is the author of “Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace.”  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:45 am | Updated: 11:48 am, Wed Jul 24, 2013. Verso recently has published “Shattered Hopes: Obama’s Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace” by Arlington resident Josh Ruebner, national advocacy director of the U.S. Campaign […]

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