Lara Friedman

Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) and a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer.

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The security gate at the entrance to the Bat Ayin settlement in the West Bank on Jan. 13, 2017. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
The security gate at the entrance to the Bat Ayin settlement in the West Bank on Jan. 13, 2017. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

The End of Oslo Is an Opportunity

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Khaled Elgindy, Lara Friedman
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The Egypt aid conundrum

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Status quo on the Temple Mount?

The Middle East Channel
Daniel Seidemann, Lara Friedman
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Shaking the Kaleidoscope in Iran

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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No choice but the UN for Palestinians

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Mr. President: Prove you weren’t bluffing on Middle East peace

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Peace needs advocates, not cynics

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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The tragicomedy of Obama’s peace effort

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Glib talk about settlements harms peace efforts (Part II)

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Glib talk about settlements harms peace efforts

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Obama, Abbas, and calling the ‘direct talks’ bluff

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Michael Oren’s curious understanding of friendship

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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Getting over the sanctions delusion

The Middle East Channel
Lara Friedman
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