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Tag Archives: gitanjali
Building Houses on the Sand – Rehabilitation in post-war Gaza
March 2009
After weeks of bombardment, a ceasefire was announced between Hamas and Israel on January 18th 2009. Now efforts are being made to rebuild the battered Gaza Strip. But without certain measures in place, the generous amount of $5.2 billion from the international community may very well see poor and ineffectual results. Gitanjali Bakshi explains.
Why Should We Care About Gaza?
January 2009
Israel’s continued strikes on the Gaza strip threaten to derail peace processes in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. In this article, Gitanjali Bakshi presses upon the importance of addressing the Israel Palestine conflict if we ever want to see a more tranquil Middle East.
It seemed as though potentials for peace in what many consider to be the epicentre of the region had taken a hard enough blow with: the collapse of Hamas-Fatah peace talks in Cairo, a break down of a six month cease fire between Israel and Hamas, rioting by Israeli settlers in Hebron, a
Polarization Breeds Terrorism
December 2008
The Mumbai attacks and a potential resurrection of the ‘War on Terror’ threaten to polarize the India-Pakistan, Israel-Palestine nexus. If not dealt with carefully, these attacks may exacerbate inter-state rivalries and consequently encourage the growth of terrorist networks instead of actually quelling the problem.
ARE WE TRULY SDERIOUS ABOUT DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
July 2007
The recent split in Palestine and the subsequent hostile take over that occurred in the Gaza strip was a predictable and expected outcome if you were following recent events in the region. It seems as though efforts to sabotage the nascent alliance between Fatah and Hamas were rearing their ugly head right from the get go.
