Alpher reviews the Annapolis Conference results and what it means for the parties and the peace process

The final issue of the Countdown! Tomorrow, dozens of world leaders will gather to kick off a new Israeli-Palestinian negotiating process.

So, it's official. The Annapolis international conference will be held on November 27 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

We can finally start counting down from ten. In ten days, the international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace will be held in Annapolis, Maryland.

A front page story in yesterday's Ha'aretz reveals the impact of Peace Now's Settlement Watch project.

New report documents continued building and new "tricks" to expand settlements

With only several days left to finalize preparations, Israeli, Palestinian and American diplomats this week shifted gears on the bumpy road to Annapolis.

The memorial rally for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin also served to kick-off the "It's Time to Choose" Campaign

How much progress have the parties made toward agreement on such a text? Well, progress is in the eyes of the beholder.

New campaign kicked off Nov. 3rd -- "don't squander the current opportunity to take a significant step towards ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."