Peace for Peace: the Abrahamic Accords
PeaceforPeace: an online conference about the implications of the Abrahamic Accords.
Open Letter Signed by International Law Experts on 10 June 2020
By Andrew Tucker, Director at thinc. On the 10th of June, over 100 international lawyers issued an Open Letter to the Israeli government, stating that Israel’s policy proposal is “clearly unlawful, and will most likely have adverse consequences, including … consequences of an internationally wrongful act … [and] a high likelihood of violent…
Rebuttal to the Article: “THE IGNORANCE OF TRUMP ENVOY GREENBLATT” by Col. Res. Shaul Arieli, published on August 9, 2019 by HAARETZ.com
Senior Fellow Dr. Cynthia Day Wallace challenges the many misquotes, misrepresentations and misinterpretations by Israeli author Shaul Arieli critiquing U.S. presidential envoy Jason Greenblatt’s address to the UN Security Council. If untruths (or half truths, which are in fact untruths) are allowed to go unchallenged, and the distortion of international law to continue unchecked, a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict risks being seriously impeded.
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ and the ‘Two-State Solution’
The so-called ‘Two-state Solution’ appears to be up for grabs. Basically, the Two-state Solution says that the Palestinians have a right to a state covering all of the so-called West Bank, including ‘East Jerusalem’ as their capital. Years of failed negotiations have given way to the growing sentiment that the two-state solution is simply no longer feasible.
Former EU Leaders Urge EU to Reject Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’
In a recent letter titled ‘Europe must stand by the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine’, 37 high-ranking former EU and NATO officials urge the EU to reject President Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ unless this plan commits to the two-state solution and adequately addresses Palestinian demands.
Towards A New International Law Paradigm
The Hague Seminar ‘Towards A New International Law Paradigm For The Israel/Palestine Conflict’, 28-29 June 2017. The international legal framework applicable to the territorial status of “East Jerusalem” and the “West Bank” must be reviewed. This closed-door seminar is being organized to facilitate a discussion amongst experts from various nations of the legal status…