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Author Archives: Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad
The Palestinian leadership hard decisions to make
Reports were talking lately about the President Mahmoud Abbas will to go to Gaza in the next weeks to declare a unity government with Hamas. Not only that but Azam ElAhmad who is a member of the Central Council of Fatah movement also stated in an interview with MA’AN news agency that there are several steps which will affect directly the nature of the relation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Iranian threat…an Israeli strategy to gain time for other causes?
It is still not clear whether we will witness an armed confrontation this year between Iran and the West or not. Analysts continue to write and talk about this matter while no one can give a real clear answer. There are many ongoing events which effect on the choices that the West and Israel have in order to prevent Iran from moving forward in its projects. The Iranians continue to defend their position by stating that it is legitimate to obtain nuclear capabilities especially that there is no proof for any kind of Iranian intentions to obtain nuclear weapons.
A Wondering Soul and a Mind Observer – VIII
You are walking in a street where wolves can’t be seen and the moon light is showing a little of what you can really see. You start walking slowly in the beginning then a sudden sound near you makes you hurry a little and a little more…and a little more until you find yourself running.
Then you run and run until you are tired and then you stop for a while to look at the darkness of the night…and you feel the missing of a guiding star. You stand desperate
U.S Administration to follow the same policy regarding the Palestinian Case on 2012
The State Department held yesterday the 24th of January a live Internet Press Conference between Jake Sullivan, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S State Department and a group of Journalists and Bloggers from all around the world.
Mr. Jake Sullivan was asked about the American policy regarding the Palestinian Case. Mr. Sullivan responded by stating that the U.S administration is supporting the
Netanyahu’s Reality…and the reality of the world
It seems that the Liberal thought is not interesting any more. Any solution that is suggested to solve international crises is seen as a weakness. Leaders nowadays prefer making statements that threat the other and think that what is called deterrence power and per-caution action are much better than going into diplomatic channels to find solutions. Extremism is widening everywhere whether when talking about Religion or Nationalism.
When Jerusalem became the land of doubt
It is well known that whenever Jerusalem is mentioned, the words holy and faith always accompany it. In reality when talking about the situation of people and specifically the situation of thousands of Palestinians who are living under occupation since 1967, it is a different story. These people wake up every day to start a new round of challenges that are based on letting them doubt everything they have or think about.
Knowing the way to Freedom
The title that describes the current situation of the Palestinian situation today is “No Title”. It is true that the Palestinians nowadays are trying to regain unity within the lines of the Palestinian movements in order to reach a place where decisions would be made with a kind of agreement that would push things forward. Even though efforts are made in order to achieve such a thing, it is not clear whether there is a clear plan for the next level and which way will the Palestinians take in order to reach the goal that was set many years ago.
The U.S and Iran meet at Hormoz Strait
Iranian forces ended their ten days of military trainings in Hormoz channel with a launching of a developed missile called “Nour” that can reach long distances. The Iranian trainings were wide and took place in different places of the Arab Gulf. A US naval group entered the Strait of Hormoz as a reaction to the Iranian threats of closing the Hormoz channel at any time that the Iranian regime desires.
