... Liberation Organization, which does not have much room for maneuver in bargaining with Israel. And third, the uncompromising stance of Right-wing Israelis has made it impossible for the Palestinians to find common ground.
In August 2013, Israel and Palestine embarked on talks aimed at resolving a half-century-long stalemate between the two nations over the future of a Palestinian state. With the release of 26 Palestinian prisoners, Israel bolstered Fatah movement’s position among Palestinians,...
... who engage in WMD commerce to use it as a bargaining chip for other objectives. In spite of four Nobel Peace Prizes (Bunche, Arafat, Rabin, Peres), one of the big drivers of terrorism continues to be the destruction of the State of Israel. Libya and Palestine are cases where opportunistic leaders have helped drive that issue. While Washington spent around $3 trillion on its decade long war in Iraq the four decade presence of Moammar Gaddafi and Yassir Arafat on the world scene has probably caused ...
... Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The U.S. under Obama’s second term intensified its shuttle diplomacy efforts to revive peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians that broke down 3 years ago.
But will John Kerry’s economic plan for Palestine and recent improvements in Fatah-Hamas dialogue on a unity government lead to any progress in the peace process between Israel and Palestine? Or it will continue to be just talks about talks?
Dr.
Christopher Vasillopulos
and Dr.
Mark Heller
...
The status and viability of Palestinian State
In 2011, Palestine applied for a full membership in the United Nations. Broad international support for this move forced the USA to proclaim its determination to veto this move in the Security Council.
Meanwhile, the impasse in the Palestinian-Israeli dialogue,...
The growing Islamist trends in the Arab Spring countries are consolidating the positions of radical Hamas movement. What will this result in?
Hamas is getting stronger in Palestine along with the consolidation of the Islamists’ positions in the Arab Spring countries. The differences in Hamas’ and Fatah’s approaches towards Israel and their rivalry for power prevent the achievement of peace in the region bringing ...
