ATFP's Ziad J. Asali: Ending the Israel-Palestine Conflict

"The real battle in the Middle East is between those who wish to see the region in general, and the Arab world in particular, modernize along the lines of universal values, and those who would impose their own versions of intolerance and authoritarianism. Which is to say: Values and ideas matter. The future of Palestine, Israel and the rest of the Middle East will be determined more by an ongoing contest of ideas -- just as it was in Europe in the decades after World War II -- than by the exigencies of the present moment." Ziad J. Asali

This Is What the Challenges for Israel and Palestine Look Like

As Obama prepares to visit Israel and Palestine, the region faces astounding obstacles to a lasting solution.

http://m.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/this-is-what-the-challenges-for-israel-and-palestine-look-like/273701/ 

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Dr. Ziad J. Asali of the American Task Force on Palestine

ATFP is strictly opposed to all acts of violence against civilians no matter the cause and no matter who the victims or perpetrators may be.  The Task Force advocates the development of a Palestinian state that is democratic, pluralistic, non-militarized and neutral in armed conflicts.