Palestine – Backtracking Begins As Democracy Dies…writes David Singer

Arab attempts to undermine and trash the Bush Roadmap and end any hopes of a negotiated peace between Israel and the PLO were flagged with some remarkable comments made by James Zogby in his article published this week headlined “Putting the Blame on “Palestine’s Democratic Deficit”. Read more

Palestine – Tongue Tied and Terrified…writes David Singer

“The State of Palestine” is not a place that encourages or tolerates freedom of speech   – if recent events are any guide. Read more

Palestine – Bring On The Elections…writes David Singer

Democracy continues to be seen nowhere in “the State of Palestine” – whilst Israel’s choice for next Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu – is engaged in the usual machinations involved in putting a coalition together to govern Israel for the next four years. Read more

Palestine – Jews Will Not Be Suckers Anymore…writes David Singer

Amos Oz  represents the perfect example of a writer of stories and tales who should stick to writing and not trade on his unrivalled excellence and international recognition in that field to try and influence the course of Israeli politics. Read more

Palestine – Morsi Minces Two-State Solution…writes David Singer

Any hope of a negotiated two-state solution being achieved under the Oslo Accords and the Bush Road Map has been blown away following the publication of statements made by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in September 2010 – which have recently surfaced and come back to haunt him in January 2013. Read more

Palestine – Carr Crash Cause For Concern…writes David Singer

Australia’s Foreign Minister – Senator Bob Carr – and his advisers at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are obviously unaware that the Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer exists – following the issue of a Presidential decree to this effect by Mahmoud Abbas on 3 January. Read more

Palestine: Trojan Horse Exposes Duplicitous Doublecross

Any doubt that the Oslo Accords and the Bush Road Map are dead and buried has been put to final rest by John V Whitbeck – an international lawyer who has served as an advisor to the Palestinian negotiating team in negotiations with Israel…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Abbas, Attitude and Annexation

Annexation of large areas of the West Bank by Israel has now become a distinct possibility with the unilateral decision this week to scrap any trace of the existence of the Palestinian Authority by its President Mahmoud Abbas…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Creative Compromises Can Conquer Conflict

It has taken less than a month for the euphoria generated by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution conferring non-member observer status on the “State of Palestine” to dissolve into a farcical denouement…writes David Singer.
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Palestine: Violating Vatican Vows

Diplomatic relations between Israel and the Vatican are set to considerably cool following the Pope granting a private audience to Mahmoud Abbas on 17 December…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Reunification Trumps Confederation

 Reunification of the Arab populated areas of the West Bank with Jordan – as existed between 1948-1967 – has again emerged as the most viable solution to the Jewish-Arab conflict…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Democracies In Diplomatic Disarray

It has only taken 10 days for 22 of the top 25 leading democratic nations listed in the Democracy Index 2011 to fall into abject diplomatic disarray…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Hands Up Those Who Hate Jews

The Jew-hating genie has been spectacularly unleashed onto the world stage once again following the decision by 138 of the 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly to accord non-member observer State status to the non-existent state of Palestine…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Sharon’s Gaza Gambit – Brilliant Move or Tactical Disaster?

The end of the eight day bombardment of Israel’s civilian population by hundreds of rockets indiscriminately fired from the Gaza Strip has caused many respected commentators such as Caroline Glick to roundly criticise former Israeli Prime Minister – Ariel Sharon – for having unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip in 2004 by withdrawing its army and 8000 Israeli citizens – many of whom had lived there for almost 40 years…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Gaza Conflict Sure To Resume

One would have to be a supreme optimist to believe the Agreement of Understanding For A Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will result in anything but a brief lull in what has been a very difficult eight days for the civilian populations in both Israel and the Gaza Strip…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Jordan Preparing To Jettison PLO

Jordan appears ready to fill the negotiating void that will be left by the PLO – should its expected application to be admitted as a non-member observer state at the United Nations be successful on 29 November…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Realities Overtaking Fairy Tales

The idea of reunifying a substantial part of the West Bank with Jordan received a further boost this week – when former head of the PLO Political Department – Farouk Kaddoumi – told the newspaper London-based newspaper Al – Quds Al – Arabi that giving the West Bank back to Jordan would be a “positive move.”…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Falk’s Failed Philosophy Guarantees Continuing Conflict

Professor Richard Falk – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 – has returned to world headlines with another controversial annual report…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Obama’s Befuddled Thinking Sends Peace Prospects Sinking

President Obama has dramatically lowered his support for Israel over the past four years when one compares his latest response to a questionnaire from the American Jewish Committee to the answers he provided  before the 2008 elections…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Merging Banks Can Reap Huge Dividends

Prince Hassan Bin Talal – Jordan’s former Crown Prince and the uncle of Jordan’s current ruler – King Abdullah – has floated a possible new diplomatic initiative by reminding the world that the West Bank was once part of Jordan…writes David Singer Read more

Palestine: Great Expectations That Founder On Fiction

Israeli novelist David Grossman is working with Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to launch a writers’ drive for world peace at the World Forum For Democracy in Strasbourg this week…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Cutting Abbas Down To Size

PLO Chairman and Palestinian Authority President – Mahmoud Abbas – continues to promote the deceptive and misleading claim that the areas lost by Jordan and Egypt to Israel in the 1967 Six Day War constituted 22% – not 5% – of historic Palestine…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: End the Jew Hatred – End the Conflict

The universal international condemnation of the anti-Islamic film “Innocence of Muslims” – whilst defending at the same time the freedom of individuals to express those abhorrent views – has come in response to the anger and violence that has broken out in many Moslem populations around the world and cost the lives of the American Ambassador to Libya – J Christopher Stevens – and three other members at the Embassy in Benghazi on September 11…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Romney Recognizes Reality – Rejects Arab Revanchism

Republican Presidential Nominee Mitch Romney has made a valuable contribution to the public debate in exposing the utter folly of those who continue to still believe in the possibility of the creation of a second Arab state in former Palestine – in addition to Jordan – for the first time ever in recorded history…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – A Match Made In Heaven

Yasser Arafat and Yitzchak Rabin were reportedly overheard having the following spirited conversation in heaven recently – frankly reflecting on the mistakes they both had made in trying to reach the “Peace of the Brave” for which they and last surviving member of the trio – Shimon Peres – had received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.  Read more

Palestine – Narrowing The Great Divide

The political rift between Hamas and Fatah arising from their struggle to control the minds and the hearts of the Palestinian Arabs has continued unabated and unresolved for the last six years…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine: Jordan – part of the problem – part of the solution

A new strategy to resolve the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict is urgently needed with the growing recognition that the “two-state solution” proposed by the Oslo Accords and the Bush Roadmap for the last 20 years is dead and buried …writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Where To From Here?

 

Israel’s Foreign Minister – Avigdor Liberman – has written to Her Excellency Baroness Ashton –  High Representative  of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security “to demonstrate Israel’s goodwill, desire to build trust and sincere desire to create a positive atmosphere vis a vis the PA, with the goal of bringing our neighbors back to the table of direct negotiations. “…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Burying the Past – Faking the Future

Richard Falk – United Nations Special Rapporteur on “the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967” – provides compelling proof of how successful the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has been in its attempt to bury historical fact and international law regarding the former territory of Palestine…writes David Singer. Read more

Palestine – Don’t Repeat the Syrian Fiasco

Australia’s Foreign Minister – Senator Bob Carr – has been visiting Israel and in the time honoured tradition of all such visiting dignitaries – has met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…write David Singer . Read more

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