"THE NEWS"

• Chicago Tribune: Israel sets out on 'new path': Acknowledges talks with Syria, snubs U.S. stand, by Samuel Sockol and Ellen Knickmeyer (21 May 2008).
  This article suggests that Israel has taken a new direction with the Annapolis peace process of talking with its enemies (Syria and Hamas) in defiance of Bush's isolationist policy of refusing to talk with its enemies before they accept pre-conditions.
• Washington Times: "Mideast peace prospects" (21 April 2008)
  This article emphasizes the importance of stopping settlement expansion and freeing up movement and commerce amongst Palestinian communities as major factors supporting the peace process.
• Los Angeles Times: Cheney says a Palestinian state is 'long overdue', by Ashraf Khalil (24 March 2008).
  This article lays out clearly the conflict of positions that have paralyzed the peace process - Israel and Cheney tell Palestinians to stop the terrorists. The Palestinians say to stop the settlements.

"ONLINE REPORTS"

• Badil - BADIL Occasional Bulletin No. 14: Peace Agreements and Refugees – Lessons Learned, by (December 2003) - Quote from Website: "Most peace agreements specify the rights of refugees. But Middle East initiatives offer only options and quotas. Palestinians make up the largest group of refugees in the world but their legal rights aren’t even mentioned in initiatives being promoted to bring peace to the Middle East. Refugee rights are key to lasting solution. Why are refugee rights missing?"
• Badil - BADIL Occasional Bulletin No. 13: Conflict Management or Conflict Resolution, by (November 2003) - Quote from website: "Conflicts are unique and so are the mechanisms set up to resolve them. But in most cases, human rights are considered an important element for conflict resolution. What makes the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and its resolution particularly unique is the virtual absence, in any peace proposals to date, of human rights regulations or provision for the establishment of human rights institutions. This implies that the two parties have yet to agree on the underlying root causes of the conflict and how they should go about resolving the conflict."
• Badil - BADIL Occasional Bulletin No. 10: Principles and Mechanisms for a Durable Solution for Palestinian Refugees: The “Taba Proposals”, by (November 2001) - This Bulletin aims to provide a brief overview of issues related to Palestinian Refugee Rights.
• Badil - BADIL - Information & Discussion Brief: Temporary Protection And Its Applicability To The Palestinian Refugee Case, by Susan M. Akram (June 2000) - Briefs aim to support the Palestinian-Arab and international debate about strategies for promotion of Palestinian refugees' right of return, restitution, and compensation in the framework of a just and durable solution of the Palestinian/Arab - Israeli conflict.

"OFFLINE REFERENCE MATERIALS"