Yossi Beilin

The author is a former minister of justice and Israeli statesman who has served in multiple positions in the Israeli government and was an architect of the Oslo Process and the Geneva Initiative.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference in Jerusalem last month. His conduct at a certain stage in the war seemed to derive directly from the ultimatum of the extreme right-wing parties to continue the fighting at all costs, says the writer.

Everyone is paying the price for Netanyahu's obsession with power - opinion

 Masked Hamas men wave flags during the march in Jabalya refugee camp in North Gaza Strip, October 4, 2002

Why Gaza must be kept in pragmatic Palestinian hands

 THEN-MK Yossi Beilin meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in 2007.

Israeli-Palestinian confederation is a way forward for peace - opinion


The two-state solution can be achieved through a confederation

The Israeli-Palestinian “A Land For ALL” movement, which is hoisting the flag of a confederation, proves by its coexistence how vital is such a structure for both sides.

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The blessings and curses of Israel's 1967 victory

Five decades into the occupation, the world refuses to accept Israel’s presence beyond the 1967 lines, which continues to erode Israeli society and threaten its democracy.

Defense minister Moshe Dayan and chief of staff Yitzhak Rabin (second right) in the Old City of Jerusalem, June 7, 1967

Time to hold serious, but quiet, talks between Abbas and Netanyahu

The mistake made by former secretary of state John Kerry, in which he tried to push the two sides to make impossible moves, must not be repeated, Yossi Beilin argues.

PM Netanyahu and President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Washington, 2010

Beware: Indyk just might succeed

If someone is unwilling to pay the price for peace, no broker will ever be acceptable.

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The new ghetto

There is little the current government can do to change the world’s attitude toward Israel – except change its policy on peace.


Focus on the means, not the end

An American peace plan for the Israel-Palestinian conflict would be a substitute for, rather than a prelude to, a peace process.

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Olmert, take three

If Olmert leads the way to an historic deal, Meretz-Yahad will vote in favor.

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Try for Madrid II

The prime minister has lost his agenda - realignment - and has yet to find an alternative one.

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Lebanon - the way out

It's in Israel's interest to break up the Iran-Syria-Hizbullah triangle. Damascus is ready to negotiate.

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The American Jewish community isn't shrinking

Broaden 'Who is a Jew', empower secular Israelis to open the door to Jewish peoplehood.

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