"For the Record" Summaries and Transcripts

8 May 2008 - Married to Another Man: Israel’s Dilemma in Palestine

28 April 2008 - Five Months after Annapolis: Where Are We Headed?

20 February 2008 - Border and Beyond: Reassessing Middle East Policy

15 February 2008 - The Future of Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations: Is Peace Still Possible?

17 December 2007 - A Personal Struggle Against the Wall in Bethlehem

9 December 2007 - A Quiet Revolution: The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolence Resistance

19 November 2007 - Building on Shaky Ground: A Critical Assessment of the West Bank First Strategy

24 October 2007 - From Camp David to Annapolis: Requirements for a Genuine Peace

26 September 2007 - Combating Unemployment in Gaza: Creative Partnerships and the Palestinian Development Landscape

6 September 2007 - Eyewitness Lebanon, July-August 2006: An International Law Inquiry

2 August 2007 - Dynamics of the Middle East Since 2006

2 August 2007 - The Next Step in the Peace Process

2 August 2007 - American Perceptions and Misconceptions: How Media Coverage Effects the Way We View the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

5 July 2007 - Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis

27 June 2007 - Palestinian Water Crisis: Bilateral and Regional Perspectives

25 May 2007 - Ending 40 Years of Occupation: The Arab Peace Initiative as the Basis for a Just and Lasting Peace

27 April 2007 - Palestine & Peace: The Challenges Ahead

23 April 2007 - Building a Thriving Economy and a Strong Democracy

13 April 2007 - Israel’s Exclusion of Palestinian Americans from Palestine: Challenges and Opportunities

20 March 2007 - Palestinian Women: Power, Politics and Participation

7 March 2007 - Neo-Liberal Apartheid: Lessons from the Crisis of South African Liberation

2 March 2007 - The Palestinian Socioeconomic Crisis of 2006

12 February 2007 - Entering the Final Phase of the Israeli-Paletinian Conflict

17 January 2007 - Developments within the Palestinian Authority: Is National Unity Possible?

19 December 2006 - Two Walled Cities: Jerusalem and Johannesburg, Apartheid and Palestine

18 December 2006 - Palestine and the U.N.: From a Safe Haven to a Challenging Arena

12 December 2006 - Gaza: Reports from the Ground

28 November 2006 - One Country

3 October 2006 - Destruction and Violations: Gaza, Lebanon and Israel

18 September 2006 - Reformulating U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Middle East

31 August 2006 - The Clean Break Plan: A Conspiracy of Theories?

28 August 2006 - Israel, Lebanon and the U.S.: The Political, Military and Economic Price of War

4 August 2006 - Seeds of Crisis: The U.S., Israel and the Middle East

31 July 2006 - The West Bank Wall: Unmaking Palestine

24 July 2006 - Hamas, Its Neighbors & the Quartet

21 July 2006 - The Changing Political Landscape: Reorganization of Power & Action

17 July 2006 - Hamas: Past and Present

27 June 2006 - Palestine Remembered: An Oral History Project

21 June 2006 - The Public Health Status of Palestine

1 June 2006 - Israeli Unilateralism: The Illusion of Peace

16 May 2006 - Palestinian Refugee Property Claims: Challenges, Historical Precedents and Practical Suggestions

1 May 2006 - Palestinian Diplomacy at a Crossroads

24 April 2006 - A Storm from the East? Western Encounters with the Arab World

19 April 2006 - Agonizing over Palestine: Hisham Sharabi, the Intellectual and Activist

13 April 2006 - Israeli Unilateralism versus Palestinian Human Rights

4 April 2006 - Israel’s Arab Citizens and the 2006 National Elections

17 March 2006 - Israel & Palestine: The 2006 Human Rights Watch Report

10 March 2006 - Evolution of the Palestinian Feminist Movement

6 March 2006 - Apartheid, Unending Conflict, or a Just Peace?

21 February 2006 - Finding Equilibrium between Hamas and Israel

10 February 2006 - International Aid, Diplomacy and the Palestinian Reality

9 February 2006 - Contextualizing the Hamas Win

8 February 2006 - The 2006 Palestinian Elections: What Next?

4 November 2005 - Israel’s Wall, Settlements and Permit System Threaten Palestinian Life in Jerusalem and West Bank

13 October 2005 - Collective Punishment, Occupation and the Palestinians

7 October 2005 - After Disengagement: The Political and Economic Realities in Gaza and the West Bank

28 September 2005 - The Palestinian Security Sector: Post-Disengagement and Beyond

14 September 2005 - The Role of UNRWA after the Gaza Disengagement

2 August 2005 - Re-claiming Palestine: The Legal Basis for Rights of Return and Restitution

28 July 2005 - Gaza Withdrawal Does Not End Occupation: West Bank and East Jerusalem Settlements Matter Too

27 July 2005 - Palestinian Sovereignty over Land and Borders Necessary for Peace

26 July 2005 - Politics and Perceptions of Peace: A Palestinian and Israeli Perspective

25 July 2005 - History of Middle East Peace Initiatives: Actors Change but Conflict Remains

15 July 2005 - One Year Later: Implementation of the International Court of Justice’s Opinion on Israel's Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

23 June 2005 - One Shared Vision: Changes within Israeli Society Necessary for Peace

17 June 2005 - Israeli Settlements Linked to Human Rights Violations and Delays in Peace

15 June 2005 - Challenging Western and Arab Perceptions through Literature

3 June 2005 - Atlas of Palestine 1948: Reconstructing Palestine

5 May 2005 - Bedouin Arabs in Israel: An Invisible Community

28 April 2005 - The Gaza Disengagement Plan: How to Make It Work

20 April 2005 - Zionism Re-Examined

12 April 2005 - The Changing Palestinian Political Landscape

1 April 2005 - Changing Relationships: Iraq, Israel, and the U.S.

22 March 2005 - Lebanon in Transition

10 March 2005 - Empowering Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Regions

22 February 2005 - Iraq: A Test Case for the Future of the United Nations

2 February 2005 - Challenges facing the Palestinian National Movement and the new Abbas Presidency

26 January 2005 - American Arab Activism and Palestinian Politics

18 January 2005 - Challenging Christian Zionism and Its Role in U.S. Middle East Policy

12 January 2005 - The Palestinian Presidential Elections: Exercising Democracy Under Occupation

7 December 2004 - Israel after Arafat: Growing Poverty and Crisis

29 November 2004 - Politics and International Law: Whence the Palestinian Right of Return?

24 November 2004 - Education in Palestine: Coping with Challenges that Undermine Overall Development

27 October 2004 - More Policy, Less Policing in M.E. Urged for Next U.S. Administration

13 October 2004 - The U.S. Role in the Failure of Camp David 2000

30 September 2004 - The 2004 Congressional Scorecard: The Hall of Fame and Shame

26 July 2004 - The Fate of the Palestinian Reform Movement

22 July 2004 - A Divided House: Israel's Internal Political Discourse Over Gaza

20 July 2004 - The Gaza Pullout: A Step Toward Peace or Occupation Repackaged?

20 July 2004 - Disengagement, the Palestinian Economy and the Settlements

19 July 2004 - The Consequences of the Iraq War on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

25 June 2004 - A 'Borderless' Gaza and Truncated West Bank

21 June 2004 - Egypt and Sharon's Gaza Disengagement Plan

24 May 2004 - Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Stretches Limits of Aid Organizations

17 May 2004 - Ashrawi: The Call for a Binational State Is Not a Political Program

29 April 2004 - Sharon's Plan: A Shift from Occupation to Siege

22 March 2004 - Gaza First…and Last?

18 March 2004 - American Christians Have a Responsibility to End the Occupation

26 February 2004 - The Wall at the Court: The Case and the Hearings

23 February 2004 - Pro-Natal Policies and Nationalism: Israeli Strategies and Palestinian Responses

4 February 2004 - Israel’s Supreme Court: Conservative or Liberal?

22 January 2004 - Records of Dispossession

12 January 2004 - America’s Asymmetrical Wars: Following a Failed Israeli Military Doctrine

24 December 2003 - The Trial of Saddam Hussein

23 December 2003 - After Saddam: Who Stands Accountable for the Situation in Iraq?

17 December 2003 - Geneva Discord

16 December 2003 - On the Side of Violence: Jean Genet and the Palestinian Revolution

18 November 2003 - Young Palestinian Leaders Face Two Battles: Liberation and Democratization

11 November 2003 - Syria: Between Israel, the United Nations and the Neo-Con Threat

6 November 2003 - From Oslo to the Geneva Accords: A Rough Terrain

27 October 2003 - The deteriorating Health Conditions in the Occupied Territories

21 October 2003 - Israel's Economy: Casualty of the Intifada

16 October 2003 - Arab and Jewish Women Talk about Peace and Reconciliation

25 September 2003 - The Jerusalem Wall: Barrier to a Two State Solution

10 September 2003 - Israel's Apartheid Wall: Ghettoization of the Palestinians

3 September 2003 - The Americanization of Israel and the Israelization of American Policy

4 August 2003 - Abbas to Bush: 'Israel is Blocking the Implementation of Road Map'

21 July 2003 - Israel's Apartheid Wall: The Final Act in Pre-empting an Independent and Viable Palestinian State

18 July 2003 - Mosaic Communities: Defying Institutionalized Racism

11 July 2003 - The Apartheid Wall: Death Knell for a Two-State Solution

26 June 2003 - The Road Map Avoids Addressing East Jerusalem

24 June 2003 - Arab Satellite Television: The New Arab Revolution?

18 June 2003 - Two and a Half Years of Intifada: A Turning Point?

10 June 2003 - The Fall of Iraq: A Journalist's Eyewitness Account

9 June 2003 - Keeping the Faith, the Palestinian Christians on the Brink of Extinction

2 June 2003 - The Roots of Peace

21 May 2003 - U.S.-Backed Road Map Provides no Solutions

21 May 2003 - The Future of Iraq: A Unified, Democratic State? Pt. II

21 May 2003 - The Future of Iraq: A Unified, Democratic State? Pt. I

14 May 2003 - Water: Fuel for Conflict in the Middle East

12 May 2003 - Syria and the United States after Iraq

9 May 2003 - The Roadmap: Exit from Conflict or U-Turn?

2 May 2003 - The Future of Syrian-American Relations

30 April 2003 - Iraq's Missing Weapons

28 April 2003 - From Iraq to the Occupied Territories: Counting the Cost of America's Middle East Policy

28 April 2003 - Democracy and Disarmament Or a New American Empire?

2 April 2003 - How to Repair America's Image: An Insider's View

31 March 2003 - U.S. Road Map Leads Down a Familiar Path

28 March 2003 - Israel's Role in the Attack on Iraq

5 March 2003 - Nuclear Nightmare: Bush Administration Hawks are Pushing the World Closer to Disaster

10 February 2003 - Searching Jenin: Finding More Questions

6 February 2003 - Israel's 'Orwellian' World

30 January 2003 - Israel's Policy of Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing: The Opening Remarks at the Palestine Center Winter Conference

29 January 2003 - Israel's Policy of Apartheid and Ethnic Cleansing: The Closing Session of the Palestine Center Winter Conference

12 December 2002 - U.S. Economic and Military Influence in the Middle East Leaves Arabs with Limited Political Options

6 December 2002 - Water as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

22 November 2002 - The Future of Israel in the 2003 Elections

19 November 2002 - Israel's Fateful Choice

15 November 2002 - Influencing Israeli Public Opinion in the hope of Bringing Change

13 November 2002 - Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Women Discuss Prospects for Peace and Reconciliation

23 October 2002 - The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Moral Dilemma Facing the Church

18 October 2002 - Israel’s Economic Burden: Occupying the Palestinian Territories

14 October 2002 - The Israeli Peace Movement Returns to the Battlefield

9 October 2002 - The Arabs in Israel: A Minority Lacking Legal Protection

7 October 2002 - The Swing to the Right in U.S. Policy Toward the Middle East

4 October 2002 - Building Homes and Hopes for Peace

3 October 2002 - The Occupation's Youngest Victims

3 October 2002 - Without a 'Peace Dividend' Reconciliation is out of Reach

25 September 2002 - A Democratic Palestine Worries Sharon

19 September 2002 - Palestinian Private Sector Hit Hard by Israel's Re-occupation

29 August 2002 - A U.S. Attack on Iraq: Possible Repercussions Outweigh Potential Benefits

28 August 2002 - The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Mutually Beneficial Partnership

22 August 2002 - The United States and Israel, A Relationship that Endangers Americans

9 August 2002 - Ethnic Cleansing and Apartheid, Israel’s Way to Rid itself of Palestinians

8 August 2002 - A ‘Lose-Lose’ Situation: Crisis Management without Progress Towards a Solution

6 August 2002 - A Palestinian National Unity Government, the Way to Move Forward

29 July 2002 - Israel’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

17 July 2002 - Self-defense does not Relieve Israel from its Obligations under International Law

15 July 2002 - Bush’s Speech Strengthens Arafat, Arouses Palestinian Suspicions

1 July 2002 - Bush’s Middle East Vision Lacks Roadmap and Ignores Realities

25 June 2002 - Palestinians Set three Requirements for Peace Talks

21 June 2002 - The United States Must Adopt a New Vision for Middle East Peace

14 June 2002 - Indicted for Genocide, Sharon Could Face Trial in late June

11 June 2002 - New Laws Legalize Apartheid in Israel

6 June 2002 - Non-Violent Activists: A Challenge to the Israeli Occupation

20 May 2002 - Driven by Youth, Arab Public Opinion is Critical of the United States

16 May 2002 - Americans Pay a High Price for Israel’s Friendship

9 May 2002 - The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: An Issue of Control, not Territory

6 May 2002 - Ordinary Citizens Must Demand that their Governments Intervene in the Middle East

2 May 2002 - Learning from the Past and Moving Forward in the Middle East

19 April 2002 - International Observers Risk their Lives to Document Israeli Aggression

18 April 2002 - U.S. and Israel Share an Ambitious Plan to Control the Middle East

15 April 2002 - Media and Christian Right Reward State Terrorism, Attack Resistance

9 April 2002 - Christians in the Holy Land: A Quiet, yet Potentially Powerful Voice

25 March 2002 - Israeli/Palestinian Forum for Peace: Compelled by Children’s Deaths, Parents Search for Peace

15 March 2002 - Externally Directed Separation: A New Plan for Palestinian-Israeli Peace

27 February 2002 - The International Solidarity Movement: Challenges and Prospects

25 February 2002 - The Intifada and Refugees: Competing Priorities?

22 February 2002 - An Ecumenical Response to Crisis: Churches Underscore Need for International Presence

13 February 2002 - Reconcilable Differences: The PLO Plan for Peace with Israel

6 February 2002 - The Effectiveness of Non-violence: Civilian Observers Report on Current Efforts

4 February 2002 - Coexistence on Equal Terms: Can the United States Serve as an Honest Broker?

30 January 2002 - The Other Side of the Story: Reporting on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

7 January 2002 - The State of Israel vs. Dr. Azmi Bishara: Democracy in Israel and Palestinian Citizenship

10 December 2001 - After Kabul: Is Baghdad Next?

21 November 2001 - Evaluating U.S. Policy toward the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Post-September 11

19 November 2001 - Where Do We Go from Here? American and Palestinian Approaches to the Future

16 November 2001 - Activists Pursue Peace through International Grassroots Initiatives

14 November 2001 - The Effects of U.S. Policy in the Middle East and Central Asia: Part Two

13 November 2001 - The Effects of U.S. Policy in the Middle East and Central Asia: Part One

12 November 2001 - U.S. Policy and the Palestinians: Perceptions and Realities

1 November 2001 - Historical, Logical, and Moral Arguments against Racial Profiling

26 October 2001 - Israeli Peace Activist Discusses Need for a Common Historical Narrative

22 October 2001 - The ‘Collapsing’ Tripartite Alliance of Pakistan, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden

28 September 2001 - As the Media Focus on the United States, Israel’s Repression of Palestinians Worsens

26 September 2001 - Deir Yassin’s Significance to Palestinians and Jews

21 September 2001 - Diminishing Resources and Increasing Needs of Palestinian Refugees

18 September 2001 - The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Perception

6 September 2001 - Examining the Relationship Between Zionism and Racism

2 August 2001 - The Evolution of U.S. Policy on Jerusalem: International Law versus the Rule of Force

23 July 2001 - U.S. Media Bias toward Israel Conflicts With Journalist’s Experience

10 July 2001 - Stunning’ Changes within Palestinian Society: The Disempowerment of Political and Social Life

18 June 2001 - No Light at the End of the Tunnel: Conflict Unlikely to End Soon

14 June 2001 - Challenging Myths with Facts on the Ground

1 June 2001 - A Palestinian Christian Analyzes the Psychology of the Violence Cycle

31 May 2001 - The ‘Original Sin’ of the Occupation and Possible Solutions to the Crisis

25 May 2001 - Israeli Rabbi Finds Hope in Nonviolent Resistance

18 May 2001 - Two Relief Workers Discuss The ‘Unfolding of a New Form of War’ in Iraq

24 April 2001 - Speakers Address the Israel/Palestine Predicament: War Crimes, Accountability, and Possible Futures

11 April 2001 - Shifting Tactics in the Intifada: A Stronger Focus on Nonviolence?

10 April 2001 - Limitations of the Camp David Proposal, Roots of the Intifada, and Possibilities for Change

14 March 2001 - Former Peace Team Member Discusses U.S. Failures under Clinton Administration

7 March 2001 - Israeli Myths, Palestinian Realities

22 February 2001 - Assisting Palestinian Development: Current Challenges

1 February 2001 - U.S. Aid to Israel: Interpreting the ‘Strategic Relationship’

26 January 2001 - Land Confiscation, Collective Punishment, and How to End a Military Occupation

18 January 2001 - Speaking from Experience: Air Raids, Panic, and Resistance

15 December 2000 - The Human Rights Challenge Against Pro-Sanctions Disinformation

21 November 2000 - Building a New Framework for Negotiations

3 November 2000 - Oslo Cannot Be Resuscitated, Declares Ashrawi; New Approach to Peace Process Needed

31 October 2000 - Causes and Effects of the Al-Aqsa Intifada

25 October 2000 - Succession and Authoritarianism in Palestine: What Next After Arafat?

20 October 2000 - Palestinians in Israel: Between the Green Line and the Red Line

13 October 2000 - The Necessity of a Just Peace: ‘We Cannot Fail’

12 October 2000 - Israel’s ‘Apartheid Policy’ Toward Palestinian Citizens

6 October 2000 - Regional Implications of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s ‘Blueprint’

25 September 2000 - Human Rights Work Since Oslo: A Two-Dimensional Approach

22 September 2000 - Building a Democratic State: More Than a ‘Paper Struggle’

19 September 2000 - Symposium Speakers Explore ‘New Faces of Palestinian Activism’

18 September 2000 - A Return to the 4 June 1967 Borders: Critical for Peace

18 August 2000 - Globalization and the Peace Process: Testing the Limits of U.S. Hegemony

8 August 2000 - The Palestinian Right of Return: New Understandings of International Law

4 August 2000 - The Future of Jerusalem: International Law or ‘Facts on the Ground’?

28 July 2000 - Camp David II: Testing the Viability of Oslo

24 July 2000 - Mapping Palestinian ‘Sovereignty’

28 June 2000 - PLC Delegates Face Roadblocks, Place their Hope in the Palestinian People

20 June 2000 - A Glimpse of Possible Futures: Reconstructing Southern Lebanon

16 June 2000 - The U.S. Response to Terrorism: An Unequal Approach

11 May 2000 - ‘You Can’t Grow Tomatoes on the Internet’: Palestinians Endure Virtual Apartheid under Closure

3 May 2000 - Jordanian Islamist Leader Assesses Value of ‘Normalization’ to Arabs, Israel

26 April 2000 - From De Rigueur to Disaster: Why Oslo, Like Globalization, Must Be Challenged

19 April 2000 - Calling Israel and America’s Bluff: Robert Fisk Critiques the ‘Peace Process’

13 April 2000 - Palestine Center Symposium Explores Likely ‘Permanent Status” Scenarios in Palestine

12 April 2000 - Husseini Warns Against Continued Israeli Occupation in Jerusalem

6 April 2000 - Silencing the Guns: How Egyptians View the Arab-Israeli Peace Process

16 March 2000 - Ashrawi Delineates Palestinian ‘Red Lines,’ Reiterates Need for a Two-State Solution

13 March 2000 - Strength from Weakness: The Paradox of Palestinian ‘Authority’ in Jerusalem

6 March 2000 - Political Islam: New Realities in the Wake of Iranian Elections

17 February 2000 - The Lebanese-Israeli Conflict: Bilateral Issues in a Multilateral Context

14 February 2000 - Israel’s Matrix of Control in Palestine

10 February 2000 - One Christian’s Perspective on Religious Dissonance in the Holy Land

7 February 2000 - The Pitfalls of Patronage: Turn-key Science in the Arab World

2 February 2000 - Is the PA Serious about Reform? Examining the Evidence

21 January 2000 - A Dim Light at the End of the Tunnel? What to Expect as Permanent Status Nears

22 December 1999 - Former CIA Political Analyst Discusses ‘Perceptions of Palestine’

15 December 1999 - New Negotiations between Syria and Israel

13 December 1999 - The Crisis of Democracy in Palestine

1 December 1999 - Litigating Torture in the Israeli High Court

4 November 1999 - From Madrid to Final Status: Four Perspectives on U.S.-Palestinian Relations

3 November 1999 - Permanent Status, Barak-Style? A Critical Assessment

2 November 1999 - Permanent Status Negotiations: The Illusions of Diplomacy

25 October 1999 - Lessons from the Syrian-Israeli Negotiating Track

21 October 1999 - UN Resolutions and the Search for a Final Palestinian-Israeli Agreement

8 October 1999 - For Better or Worse? The Changing U.S. Role in the Peace Process

20 September 1999 - The Peace Process and the Central Intelligence Agency

11 August 1999 - An American Victim of Israeli Torture Speaks Out

9 August 1999 - Prospects for Final Status Negotiations under Barak

4 August 1999 - Re-Assessing Israeli Violations of Geneva IV

2 August 1999 - Compensation for Expropriated Palestinian Water

29 July 1999 - The Middle East Water Emergency

15 July 1999 - Palestinian Institution-Building: Failures and Prospects

18 June 1999 - Jerusalem, Israeli Settlements, and the Peace Process

18 June 1999 - U.S. Government Seeks to Promote Trade with the Middle East

16 June 1999 - The Israeli Elections and the Palestinians in Israel

14 June 1999 - Barak’s Israel and Peace: Palestinian and Arab Expectations

11 June 1999 - Israeli Settlement Update Following the Israeli Elections

11 June 1999 - Israel: Ethnocracy versus Liberal Democracy

8 June 1999 - The Israeli Elections, the Peace Process, and U.S. Objectives in the Middle East

18 May 1999 - Agenda Setting for Democratization in Post-Oslo Palestine



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