FMEP’s Mitchell Plitnick joins a panel of experts convened by Churches for Middle East Peace to discuss Obama’s options for moving the needle on Israeli-Palestinian peace in the last months of his term.

“What can Obama do to solidify his legacy and make it a bit more difficult for Trump to seed further chaos and destruction in the region?” Fadi Quran asks.

President Barack Obama has nearly ruled out any major last-ditch effort to put pressure on Israel over stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, U.S. officials said, indicating Obama will likely avoid one last row with Israel’s government as he leaves office.

“US ‘security’ aid to the Palestinian Authority is keeping Palestinians occupied,” writes Alaa Tartir.

“Israel [has] deliberately engineered the economic collapse of East Jerusalem, which renders the city essentially unlivable for Palestinians so as to ensure Jewish control over it,” writes Nur Arafeh.

What happens when dozens of Jewish American activists come to Palestine to practice civil disobedience alongside Palestinians struggling against the occupation? +972 investigates.

Anas Abudaabes, arrested for publishing satirical Facebook posts about people celebrating the wildfires in Israel, talks about how Israeli police tried to humiliate him, and explains why he insists on criticizing Arab society in Israel.

At Fatah party congress, PA leader promises statehood in 2017, vows to take case to UN Security Council, won’t recognize Israel as ‘Jewish state.’

Analysts explain who the Israeli government wants to succeed the 81-year-old president of the Palestinian Authority.

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz’s remarks came after Palestinian leaders convened a Fatah party congress in Ramallah on Wednesday.