Unconventional?

What happened in Charlotte this week with the Democrats and Jerusalem? (which both Israelis and Palestinians claim as their rightful capitol)

Click here (FoxNews) for a take from the right.
Click here (MSNBC > thinkprogress) for a view from the left.

Your thoughts about this affair? Is it a tempest in a teapot? Or something more?

Roots of the Disputes

Click on the links below (YouTube) for succinct and informative overviews of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict's origins and early years...

Part 1 (Antisemitism and Zionism)
Part 2 (Palestine and the Ottomans)

What are your thoughts/reactions about these videos? Do you think they are reasonably objective? Why or why not?

Entering the Conflict's Second Century

Click here (Economist 1/09)...


Will it ever end? Can it? What are your initial thoughts/opinions?