... Six-Day War, and from 1967 until today, Israel has maintained its military rule of the West Bank, and as of now we are approaching 400,000 Jewish colonists, or settlers, living in settlements established after 1967 in the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, which was also occupied in 1967 and which Israel completely controls today. The nearly 400,000 settler-community, whose population has dramatically increased in recent decades, live among at least 2.5 million Palestinians. Despite previous agreements, all Palestinians living in the West Bank ...
... was watching the news broadcasts on the 18th morning at 1.30am. My 82 year old mother woke-up at this time after hearing the TV. She became extremely distraught after watching the news. We had a discussion and she said “Eugene – they, the USA and ISRAEL, did this to distract the World from the Bombing and Invasion of GAZA, Palestine by the Regime of Israel. She said, you were abroad and just returned last night, you did not see that our Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia, announced again full support ...
... peoples" principle in a policy speech, effectively recognizing an independent Palestine in today's borders, although with several strict conditions, i.e. demilitarization of the new state, recognition of Israel as a
Jewish state
, and preservation of two Israeli nixes related to the transfer of East Jerusalem –
the single capital of the State of Israel
– and return of Palestinian refugees to the Israeli territory
[2]
.
Of course, this peace plan was unacceptable for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) that insisted on the Israeli ...
... in 2011 to meet with then prime minister Vladimir Putin, possibly to discuss delivery of Russian missiles to Syria, shocked Israel’s political class.
Predicting critical events, an institutional challenge
The problematic nature of implementing ... ... product known as smart power- sending the entire process back to square one.
Billions of dollars are spent annually, and thousands of jobs are created in government and the private sector by all major actors. Yet there seems to be an inability to act ...
... Saudi Arabia's relationship with America became intimate in the following decades, despite tensions following the Arab-Israeli war in the early 1970s. The reason why Saudi Arabia choose the U.S. as its major partner is straightforward, according ... ... Arabia, Kinzer held that this decision was made by the king. He argued that neither the clergy nor strong groups among six thousand prices want to see a change in Saudi Arabia, and their opposition towards U.S. foreign policy ultimately dissuaded the king ...
... conflict between Jews and Palestinian Arabs had. Therefore, one might have reasonably said: “Look, the main issue between Israel and states like Egypt or Syria was the question of land”. And land could have formed a basis for a comprehensive ... ... Palestinians that are not at all addressed by a question of land for peace: question of refugees, historical guilt and narratives, Jerusalem, mutual recognition. If it were that simple it could have been resolved a long time ago.
Some experts on the Middle East
...
... institutional cohesion based on a shared culture, language, traditions and/or religion stands a chance of becoming a dominant factor in the consolidation of any group, however scattered.
1
. Ben-Rafael E. et al. Building a Diaspora. Russian Jews in Israel, Germany and the USA. Leiden/Netherlands, 2006. P. 3.
2
. 19. Senat des VG München, Beschluss vom 07.08.2008, Az.: 19 B 07.1777, Rn. 29, 36,46, Vgl. VG Augsburg, Beschluss vom 11.07.2007, Az.: Au 1 S 07.622, Rn. 29; VG Osnabrück, Urteil vom 10.07.2006, Az.: ...
... imminent war?
To answer this question, let us consider a number of internal and external factors determining decision-making by the Israeli leadership.
Vox populi
The idea of a unilateral strike on Iran without political support and military aid from the USA is perceived as too risky, if not close to adventurous.
In early August 2012, an Israeli newspaper Maariv conducted a
public opinion poll
on the INP issue. On the question of whether it is possible to prevent Iran today from manufacturing nuclear bombs through sanctions and international pressure, but without a military strike on ...
