The only alternatives to this deal are the destructive status quo of continued stalemate and standoff that destabilizes the whole region or even more open military conflict that endangers everyone in the region (including Israel). Ignore the naysayers and give this deal a chance.
by Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @bfry1981), April 4, 2015 (updated April 5th)
Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse here and also published by Stupid Party Math v....
Vatican favours a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
On 13 May 2015, the Vatican issued an official
statement
recognizing the territories controlled by the Palestinian National Authority as an independent state. The Holy See thus joined the 135 countries that have recognized ...
... rather unexpected. These included President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that a ban on deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran be lifted, causing a negative reaction from some influential global and regional players, especially Israel, with which Russia has recently been successfully developing multilateral cooperation. Significantly, when explaining this decision, Russian officials put forward both commercial and reputational arguments related to the suspension of the contract ...
... 2015, Lebanon received an invitation from the Americans to attend the upcoming meeting of the coalition scheduled for the end of February in Washington (
Al-Monitor
, 25.02.2015
). However, the situation became even more complicated due to the “Israeli factor.” On January 18, 2015, well-planned Israeli airstrikes against a convoy in the Quneitra District of Syria injured many members of Hezbollah and killed some key personalities of its military wing, namely
Imad Mughniyeh’s
(who ...
The recent elections to the Israeli Knesset, the newly relevant issue of creation of a Palestinian state, the next round of talks on the Iran’s nuclear problem. Barack Obama’s Middle East policy is again under heavy pressure. The relations between the US President and ...
Or, how answering "Who controls Gaza?" can tell you a lot about why Israel's election is so important.
While this was written the day of Israel's election, the analysis still rings true and, sadly, Israel has chosen Netanyhu and chosen to be the Israel that denies its actions and responsibilities in ...
If white Americans and Israeli Jews want African-Americans and Palestinians to cease with the ruckus, they must make their own societies and governments cease systematically bringing the ruckus to these darker-skinned neighbors of theirs.
By Brian E. Frydenborg, originally ...
... willingness to mend and expand their relationship. In fact, Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Mashal announced that his organization was eager to see links with Iran return to their pre-war level
[13]
. The two sides were also motivated by the Israeli Army’s unprecedentedly lengthy and bloody operation in the Gaza Strip. According to Iran’s Rahbar Ali Khamenei, it was the Israeli attack on the Palestinian territory that pushed them to smoothing over the differences. He also appealed ...
... police.
The international community, including Russia, vehemently condemned this monstrous act of terrorism. Irrespective of the motive, murdering peaceful citizens is a crime that cannot be justified by any political or religious aims. Naturally, the Israeli authorities responded in their traditional manner by issuing orders to demolish the attackers’ houses, deport their relatives and reinforce police and security forces in East Jerusalem.
Although the global media coverage of the tensions ...
... consultant and journalist, Al Arabiya news regular contributor.
The tension in Jerusalem, if it remains unchanged, may lead to serious security deterioration and possibly to an outbreak of a third Palestinian uprising or Intifada. Yoram Cohen, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief, recently captured the gravity of the situation when
he warned
members of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) against changing the status quo on the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount), in order to avoid sparking a religious war....
