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Lara Friedman

Lara Friedman is a leading authority on US foreign policy in the Middle East, Israeli settlements policy, and Jerusalem. Formerly a U.S. Foreign Service Officer serving in the Middle East. Lara is today the Director of Policy and Government Relations for Americans for Peace Now, and she works closely with Jerusalem expert Daniel Seidemann and his NGO, Terrestrial Jerusalem.

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Peace When

Two Blockbuster New Reports on Settlements

Lara Friedman

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Rightist Provocations

Netanyahu Must Rein in Extremists in Coalition, or Risk Derailing Peace Talks

Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition is loaded with MKs who oppose a two-state solution and are engaging in provocations that could well lead to a real crisis.

Lara Friedman

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Blast From The Past

AIPAC Illustrates Current Threats Facing Israel With Bombing Photo—From 1997

Why did AIPAC use a 16-year-old suicide bombing photo to illustrate a headline referring to current threats facing Israel? Lara Friedman explores both the innocent and less innocent explanations.

Lara Friedman

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Clinging to a Virtual Reality

Lara Friedman and Daniel Seidemann on just who is in denial about Google's recognition of Palestine.

Lara Friedman

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No Freeze

Bibi’s Settlement Restraint

Lara Friedman on Netanyahu's new settlement moves—what they mean and what they don't.

Lara Friedman

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Hopeful

Savoring The Afterglow Of Obama's Speech

Today President Obama made the most passionate, and compassionate, case for Israeli-Palestinian peace any U.S. leader has ever made, says Lara Friedman.

Lara Friedman

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The Road To Killing Two-States

Paved with Good Intentions, Lined with Settlements

Lara Friedman on attempts to forge a two-state solution with "realistic" appeals to settlements, thereby destroying prospects for peace.

Lara Friedman

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Numbers Don't Lie

Laying Bare The Facts About Netanyahu And The Settlements

Lara Friedman on how the numbers show that Netanyahu's government is destroying the two-state solution.

Lara Friedman

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Disingenuous Defenses of Netanyahu's Settlement Plans

Lara Friedman

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Counter-List

Top Ten Issues The ADL Ignored

Lara Friedman on the ADL's Top 10 list of "Issues Affecting Jews in 2012," and its most glaring omissions.

Lara Friedman

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