Yesterday, FMEP held a panel discussion on Human Rights Watch’s new report: Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights.

“The prevalent view in Israel, which regards the young Palestinians who dig tunnels and conduct stabbing attacks as products of a process of religious and political radicalization by Hamas and of incitement led by the Palestinian Authority waged on the social media, is imprecise and at best a partial picture,” writes Orit Perlov.

The world’s largest security firm G4S says that it is selling its operations in Israel within the next two years, but has denied that it is because of a years-long boycott campaign.

The move will held mitigate the difficulties the company experienced because of the European boycott of goods produced in the West Bank. Ahava has been under pressure from BDS and foreign pro-Palestinian groups, and three years ago had to close its London branch after the store became a central point for protesters calling for a boycott of Israel.

The US president tells journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of a charged meeting with the Israeli PM, in which Obama snapped at Netanyahu’s attempt to lecture him: ‘You think I don’t understand what you’re talking about, but I do.’

Having twice failed to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Obama administration is discussing ways to help preserve the prospect of an increasingly threatened two-state solution, U.S. officials said.

Addressing Arab Americans, the presidential hopeful says he would appeal to ‘rational people’ on both sides to end Mideast conflict.

“Two intifadas increased Israeli willingness to make territorial withdrawals. Wars in Lebanon and Egypt led Israel to withdrawals from those territories. Despite all that, the Palestinian Authority is trying to maintain quiet and security for Israelis but receives nothing in return. If I were Palestinian I might come to a disturbing conclusion,” writes Noam Sheizaf.

“Despite talks, Palestinians expect strategic differences and foreign interference to once more thwart a Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement,” writes Rasha Abou Jalal.