The Third Intifada – Council on Foreign Relations

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Chaos, Council On Foreign Relations, Improvements, Intifada, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Leadership, Palestinian Politics, Palestinian Territories, Palestinians, Popularity, Security Forces, Supervision, Uprising, Violence, West Bank

The Palestinian territories are descending into chaos, but many in Washington seem unconcerned. The Palestinians in the West Bank have too much to lose from a new uprising, some are arguing, given the recent moderate improvements in their daily lives. Others assert that the Palestinian Authority Security Forces, trained under American supervision, will prevent the [...]

The world tires of the Palestinian cause | The Daily Star

Posted by Matt in November 18th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Middle East, Arab Country, Arab World, Arabs, Atmosphere, Cairo, Daily Star, Governments, incompetence, Palestinian Cause, Palestinian Leadership, Palestinians, Star World, Tires

The atmosphere in Cairo this week tells us much about the contemporary Arab world’s view of the Palestine cause in relation to domestic issues in every Arab country. Ordinary Arabs and their governments alike seem fed up with the incompetence of the Palestinian leadership, while remaining strongly committed emotionally to the justice and rights of [...]

Israel: Self-Made Nakba

Posted by Matt in May 19th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Israel, Antiaircraft, Arab League, Arab Side, Arab States, Barry Rubin, Demagogues, Endless Conflict, Harry Truman, Independent Palestinian State, Israeli Jews, Jewish Immigration, Key Point, Military Training, Mourners, Palestine Conflict, Palestinian Leadership, Palestinian Refugee Issue, Partition Plan, President Harry Truman, Troop Carriers, Warplanes

By Barry Rubin
It’s become fashionable to match celebration of Israel’s founding (though part of the media can’t even admit Israelis are celebrating) with Palestinian marking of their 1948 “nakba” catastrophe.
Yet whose fault is it that they didn’t use those six decades constructively? And who killed the independent Palestinian state alongside Israel that was part of [...]