Human Security. Vol 15, no. 3, 2008 Journal of Politics, Economics and Culture

Editorial
# 2009- A Year of New Opportunities
by Hillel Schenker

Focus
# Human Security on the Global Commons
The consequences of what we do in the present must lead to an improved quality of life.
by Hassan bin Talal

# Why Human Security Is Relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Reframing "security" as "human security" can clear the path for a genuine search for peace.
by Lucy Nusseibeh

# A European Union Human Security Doctrine for the Middle East
The EU should use its relationship with Israel to press for a human security doctrine for Israelis and Palestinians
by Mary Kaldor

# The Impact of Self-Organized Security Zones in the Middle East
Self-organized security zones can play a crucial role in Iraq and Israel-Palestine.
by Mient Jan Faber

# The East Timor Model
The international trusteeship model used in East Timor could work in the Middle East.
by Dan Jacobson

# Equity to the Rescue: A New Approach to Legal Humanitarian Intervention
Equitable humanitarian intervention has a strong legal foundation
by Ciaran Burke

# "Shooting Back" for Human Security
Cameras have become both a deterrent and a means of empowerment in the West Bank.
by Melissa Schwab and by Oren Yakobovic

# Human Security in Iraq
Security and democracy in Iraq are a long way off, but Iraqis remain hopeful for a better tomorrow.
by Wamith al-Kassab

Interview
# We Must Find a Way of Cooperating as a Region
interview with Raja Shehadeh

Roundtable
# Human Security
Yizhar Be'er, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Ziad Hammouri and Dr. Munther Dajani. Moderators; Benjamin Pogrund and Walid Salem.

Viewpoint
# The Courage to Persist, the Will to Build
Palestinians must first rid themselves of the fear, skepticism and loss of self-esteem engendered by the occupation.
by Salam Fayyad

# When Ideology Leads to Destruction: Home Demolitions in East Jerusalem
Israeli policy results in the "quiet transfer" of Palestinians from East Jerusalem
by Nicoletta Dimova

# The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Future Prospects
There is no need for new peace formulas; what is needed is action on the ground.
by Ziad AbuZayyad

# A Palestinian View on the Oxford Strategic Group Report
A strategic study should be credible, fact-based and guided by high national interests.
by Diab Nasr

Culture
# Mahmoud Darwish: A Profile
On the passing of a personal friend and a great poet of Palestine.
by Hassan Khader

# Poet, Rival and Friend
Personal memories of the Palestinian national poet from a leading Israeli author
by Avraham B.Yehoshua

# Goodbye to Abie
Remembering Abie Nathan and the "Voice of Peace".
by Hillel Schenker

# Encounter Point: The Trials and Tribulations of Grassroots Peace Activism
A moving cinematic portrayal of Israeli and Palestinian victims of violence
by Heidi Basch

Documents
# A Report by the Palestine Strategy Study Group

Chronology of Events
# July 1, 2008 to October 1, 2008

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