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Why a Palestinian State at September?
A lot of discussions are taking place these days between the Palestinians about the Palestinian state that the PLO wants to ask for at September from the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.
Many do not understand what are the outcomes of such an International recognition of a Palestinian state while others argue about the 1967 borders that this possible recognition will take as the borders of the Palestinian state. I read a lot of what the young Palestinians have been writing and listen to many talking about their frustration.
STRATEGIC EMBRACE – By David So
The U.S.-Israeli alliance is one of the strongest in the world today. It has survived wars, the oil embargo, spy scandals, two intifadas, and Arab anger. But the[singlepic id=519 w=320 h=240 float=right] Middle East generally is far from the U.S. Israel still stands on the front line, and it must convince the U.S. to share the burder of maintaining peace. This is particularly true of the confrontation with Iran. Its nuclear weapons program is meant for Israel more than the U.S.
Although the U.S. was the first nation to recognize Israel in 1948, Israel was not a close ally in the Cold War for several decades. Israel had to be integrated
An American Veto, an ongoing Israeli occupation and A State of Revolt in the Arab World
The American Veto in the last vote on the Arab demand to condemn the building of Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank showed how [singlepic id=487 w=320 h=240 float=right]difficult it is to reach a peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians. The Palestinian Authority stated immediately after the American Veto that it will re-consider the whole peace process and whether it is realistic to say that a peace resolution can be achieved with the current Israeli leadership.
The Palestinians criticized the American decision to vote against the settlements draft resolution that could have embarrassed Israel and obliged it to stop its
Who wants a Palestinian state more…Israelis? or Palestinians?
The main point which Israelis and Palestinians have been negotiating since the Oslo agreement is whether the Palestinians should be given a state of their [singlepic id=449 w=320 h=240 float=right]own or not. In the beginning the Israelis refused the idea of sharing the land with Palestinians but later many of the Israeli leaders talked about the importance of separating Israel from the Palestinians by giving them a state on the 1967 occupied lands.
The Palestinian leadership agreed on the idea of two states solution to end the historical conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Despite the fact that Israel refuses to go forward with this solution, it will cost the Palestinians a high price in which the refugees would not go back to their homes, the Israeli state
The Wikileaks Publications…Right or Wrong and Where to?
In the last week, the world was shocked while reading the leaked American diplomatic cables that showed a lot about the difference between diplomacy and [singlepic id=429 w=320 h=240 float=right] reality. Reading the secret and confidential reports was similar to watching a Hollywood movie or reading a fiction story. Many of what the public used to say and was claimed to be fiction turned to be real and can be proved by formal documents that are signed by the Greatest power in the world: United States of American.
The leaked documents present a lot of information about the Western and Eastern parts of the world. All the ways were concentrating on Iran and Israel as
The Middle East Post Celebrates its Third Year
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The Middle East Post celebrates its third year this October with more than 670 posts and articles that were written by different people about the Middle East.
Following a long and hard working to find support for our journal project which we posted about several months ago, the family of the Middle East Post decided to start the Middle East Political Research Center which will be in charge of the Middle East Post and several other projects which we are preparing for the next year.
The Middle East Political Research Center is an institution that already applied for a formal registration as a legal NGO in the Palestinian territories and
Netanyahu demands from the Palestinians to recognize the “legitimacy” of Israel
While Former U.S President Carter is visiting Jerusalem and stating that the Israeli evictions of the Palestinian families from their homes is against the [singlepic id=392 w=320 h=240 float=right]International Law, Prime Minister Netanyahu continues to demand from the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state to prove that they are interested in a real peace process.
Former President Carter said while speaking to a demonstration in East Jerusalem against the Israeli policy of evicting of Palestinians from their homes that the evictions might be in accordance with Israeli law but are for sure against the International law. Carter is known for his stand against the Israeli siege on
Why settlements are a reason for the Palestinians to stop the negotiations?
Eventhough the International community, the European union and the American administration are trying to convince the Palestinian leadership to wait and [singlepic id=383 w=320 h=240 float=right]not to leave the negotiations table because of the Israeli decision to continue in the settlements building, it seems that the Palestinians will have to put an end to the Israeli play that can be called “Directing the conflict” instead of finding a solution for it.
Some say that settlements should not become an excuse for the Palestinians to stop the negotiations with Israel while Israeli leaders accused President
