The Middle East Peace Process
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Lessons of the Levant: Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinians and Peace
The crisis of summer 2006 reminds us that the longstanding Arab-Israeli conflict of the old Middle East is still in full swing. But can there be any hope of any lasting peaceful settlements between Israel and its Arab neighbours?
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Lessons of the Levant: Israel, Lebanon, the Palestinians and PeaceThe crisis of summer 2006 reminds us that the longstanding Arab-Israeli conflict of the old Middle East is still in full swing. But can there be any hope of any lasting peaceful settlements between Israel and its Arab neighbours?
Israel and Hamas: Grounds for Fear or Hope?
Democracy may offer the greatest hope for peace between Israel and Palestine, but things will have to get worse before they can get better.
Democracy may offer the greatest hope for peace between Israel and Palestine, but things will have to get worse before they can get better.
Hamas as an Obstacle to a Palestinian State
If the Palestinian leadership, as it claims, is on track towards statehood, it must pass the test of disarming and dismantling the terrorist infrastructures in the territories it controls.
If the Palestinian leadership, as it claims, is on track towards statehood, it must pass the test of disarming and dismantling the terrorist infrastructures in the territories it controls.
The Road to Jerusalem
Democracy must be allowed to breathe freely in the post-Arafat Palestine
Democracy must be allowed to breathe freely in the post-Arafat Palestine
The Middle East and a second term Bush Administration
The coincidence of several developments in the US and abroad are likely to force some re-examination of Washington's Middle East policies that have been rather static since the war on Iraq.
The coincidence of several developments in the US and abroad are likely to force some re-examination of Washington's Middle East policies that have been rather static since the war on Iraq.
Gaza Withdrawal and the Security Quagmire
The announcement of the Israeli plan for a Gaza withdrawal – whether tied to the Roadmap or not – couldn’t come at a worst time for those charged with maintaining security in the Gaza Strip.
The announcement of the Israeli plan for a Gaza withdrawal – whether tied to the Roadmap or not – couldn’t come at a worst time for those charged with maintaining security in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Barrier
Sharon, Qurei, Hamas
Sharon, Qurei, Hamas
Hamas and the ‘Geneva Agreement’: Behind the Headlines
MAPP, Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
MAPP, Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
Killing Sheikh Yassin: The End of the Peace Process or the End of Arafat?
Killing Sheikh Yassin: The End of the Peace Process or the End of Arafat? Hamas, Middle East Peace Process, Road Map.
Killing Sheikh Yassin: The End of the Peace Process or the End of Arafat? Hamas, Middle East Peace Process, Road Map.
Syria: Transit Route for WMD or Road to Middle East Peace?
Assad, Saddam Hussein
Assad, Saddam Hussein
Re-thinking Yasser Arafat: Myths and Misperceptions
Palestine, Israel, United States, Middle East Peace Process
Palestine, Israel, United States, Middle East Peace Process
Arafats Limited Options
Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Syria, Palestinian Authority, Hamas
Palestine, Israel, Middle East, Middle East Peace Process, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Syria, Palestinian Authority, Hamas
Commentary
Gaza: Lessons of Sinai
The Gaza Disengagement Plan has already achieved a remarkable result: re-injecting a sense of progress and anticipation into the Palestine-Israel peace process. However, this hubris is itself the enemy of clarity.
The Gaza Disengagement Plan has already achieved a remarkable result: re-injecting a sense of progress and anticipation into the Palestine-Israel peace process. However, this hubris is itself the enemy of clarity.
The Road to Jerusalem
Arafat is dead. Across the Arab world, the news was greeted with an outpouring of shock and mourning that dwarfed anything we have seen in the West since the generation of WWII leaders died.
Arafat is dead. Across the Arab world, the news was greeted with an outpouring of shock and mourning that dwarfed anything we have seen in the West since the generation of WWII leaders died.
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