Middle East Post

The Israeli Palestinian peace process seems to freeze again after the latest Israeli and American invitation to go to direct talks in order to achieve an improvement. The Israelis claim that the Palestinian authority is trying to use time as a factor of pressure on Israel; soon the settlements freeze period will end and Israel will be facing another challenge in renewing the settlements freeze.

The Palestinian leadership claims that the Israeli refusal to discuss any matter in the indirect talks, the continuous process of building settlements in East Read more…

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One of the things that can be easily done is to isolate yourself and live a secured life. Some of us may think that by staying alone everything will be just fine. We start to isolate ourselves by staying alone and away from those who are usually around us. In the end we find ourselves living a life that may be stable but lacks any kind of challenges.

Some would prefer a life that is quiet, stable and empty of any kind of surprises. We convince ourselves that by staying alone we wont be hurt and that no one Read more…

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Two issues are important to discuss while talking about opportunities: how to create opportunities and how to act once there is an opportunity. An opportunity is something which most of us think comes alone. We think that opportunities are not something that we can make an effort to bring. In fact opportunities can be made and brought in a way or another. Not only knowing how to create opportunities is what we need but also knowing how and when to make a move is important. Read more…

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To find a belief in one’s life is as important as having a purpose in order to make achievements. Finding a belief is not as easy as it appears especially that there is a difference between creating a belief of your own and following a belief which others offer for you. There is nothing called a purpose in life without having a real belief which empowers it.

Usually we are taught to learn beliefs and accept them as they are whether they are beliefs about religion, life or values. A few dare to open a discussion about Read more…

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While Israel continues to mind any serious negotiations with the Palestinians about the final and important issues, the Palestinian leadership made a visit to the White House and considered it a successful one. The Israelis are still suffering from the results of their use of violence while dealing with the Freedom Flotilla and an Iranian ship is on its way to support Gaza.

Although the Palestinian team considered its visit to the White House a successful one, there are no signs that anything has been achieved. After complaining about the Israeli attitude in the negotiations and the situation in Gaza, President Obama only made a statement that the siege on Gaza must be reexamined Read more…

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Sometimes we forget who we really are and what we really want in order to live a life that we want to remember when we are old. Life is simply a collection of relationships that we create between us. Some succeed in finding good friends and a real love that warms their life and change the way they see the world. Others shut themselves down from all of those who are around them and try to find reasons so they can prevent themselves from falling for someone, commit, have friends or go through any kind of challenge. Read more…

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One of the most interesting challenges that we face through life is when we have to make decisions. Our life and who we become are related to our decisions in the past. The challenge is not in facing a situation in which we have to decide and choose what we want, but it is in the way we create choices and options that we can choose from.

We usually try to convince ourselves that we need to decide by considering the fact that we only have two choices: either this or that. Once we put ourselves in such a situation we eliminate many choices we may have and concentrate on choosing from two choices that usually seem to be the opposite of each other. Read more…

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Happiness is something which most of us want to feel. Some know how to feel it, others convince themselves that they are living it and others cannot find any way to reach it.
The real problem is in finding the real meaning of happiness. Happiness and other emotions we feel are all gained and understood through those who teach us and stand around us. Time and place affect on the way we understand these emotions. In our days the meaning of happiness have changed and the ways we are given to choose from does not really help in reaching real happiness. Read more…

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So what is the story between men and women? Some say they cant live without each other while others live blaming each other. So who do think explains the whole story in a right way? Men or Women? Or both together?

Actually it is hard to decide because specifically in this issue if you disagree with the storyteller you will turn to become one from the other side. Although many men try to mind love and try to live as much as they can without commitment they finally fall for someone. Women searching for eternity freedom, independence and a proof that the can live without men also fall. It is the nature and its effect. Read more…

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In a problematic society many try to escape from the reality they live in so they can build patterns that would get them what they want. Usually the change  achieved is made by individuals and the lack of cooperation and shared efforts between the people results in a limited change which cannot be seen in all the parts of the society.
One example is the Palestinian society; in contrast with other communities in the Arab world, the Palestinian situation is much better but unfortunately it is going backward instead of developing towards the better. Read more…

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In life we learn how to deal with the challenges we face with patters, which we build for ourselves. A failure, which continues to occur although we feel that  we are doing everything we can do, is the result of the pattern, which we use in solving our problems.
In order to succeed in changing the situation of anything, which we may consider important, we need to be ready. Will, determination and an acknowledgement of the importance of change are things that are important in order to change the results which we continue to get. Read more…

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One of the challenges which we face with ourselves and with others is in finding the way to be in charge. Being in charge and leading in anything we do makes the experience different. Those who lead differ from those who follow since their way of seeing things and the result they get is different. It is important to remember that in order to succeed in leading the others, one must succeed in leading him/her self. Read more…

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Three things, which are connected to each other, are Pain, Suffering, and Fear. One of the things, which our mind is great in making us live with, is Fear. Usually a certain experience affects us. Once we fail in something we feel a kind of pain that we live in for a while.
Some of us continue to live with pain and turn it into suffering which never ends. Suffering becomes a part of these people’s life and never ends. The overreaction results in destroying the life of the person, which is suffering until he or she loses hope in everything. Read more…

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