Advertisements Qatar and Saudi Arabia are among several Arab states that are working on the ludicrous Biden administration plan for a Palestinian state as a means to end the Gaza slaughter. But those two countries are also working on a specific piece of those talks–a reformed PLO that would includeContinue Reading
The odds against success are great, but there seems to be no better alternative. Those odds, however, edge into impossibility if the Palestinian leadership cannot overcome the obstacles of occupation and history and come up with the sort of strategy for success that has been missing since the first intifada, the Palestinians’ only significant victory to date. Abbas’s successor, wherever he or she may come from and whenever he or she may arrive, must do better than he has.Continue Reading
Now is the time for the refugee issue to be framed in a more realistic light, including a Palestinian national dialogue on what can be negotiated and an Israeli confrontation of the inherent fear and racism involved in their view of the crisis. Continue Reading
Mahmoud Abbas’ efforts have not succeeded. How much of that is due to him, how much due to Israel and the United States?Continue Reading
