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Israel is comfortable

The Arab region is experiencing a state of inertia with regards to the Arab-Israeli conflict, a struggle supposed to exist and continue for as long as Palestine remains occupied, and as long as other Arab territories in the West Bank and the Golan Heights remain...

The need for an Arab summit

The long standing institution of the Arab summit has always performed a vital role in Arab politics, with Arab states meeting to discuss fundamental and pivotal issues, especially the dangers surrounding the region. The summit used to crystallize agreed-upon policies...

Palestinian-Israeli negotiations are impossible

At present, there are no Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, as the conditions laid down by Israel would render them doomed to failure before they even start. Yet the Palestinian side has no alternative plan to the negotiation theme, which means that the issue will...

The Labyrinth of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations

The Palestinian-Israeli negotiations have entered the labyrinthine stage: everybody is present and moving forward, but the paths within the labyrinth do not intersect. The Palestinians say they want nothing but negotiations, yet these negotiations either stumble or...

Mentality: The opposition’s most important tool

According to the statements of unnamed [political] activists, the Arab regimes have begun to adopt a new policy. This policy is one whereby these regimes themselves are responsible for driving the political opposition movements, and indeed any accompanying terrorist...