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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/opinion/jarbawi-the-man-who-made-peace-impossible.html?ref=international
Dear Editor,
It is quite true that Sharon was unable to give Israel security, calm or peace. But he certainly did not succeed in turning Palestinians or the two-state solution into a cloud of dust.
There is however, in some spheres, most definitely a very big cloud of dust obscuring the crucial importance of a two state solution to once and for all end the Israel-Palestine conflict and the very real plight of the Palestinians.
Some people on all sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict, for whatever reason, want to talk the world away from shaping a just and lasting peace based on full respect for international law and universal human rights.
Thankfully there are also other wiser folks who understand the process and the patience and hard work and careful wording necessary to stimulate real justice, security, stability, statehood, diplomacy and a future for Palestinians.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
"According to your own ability and personality, do not be afraid to experiment with new and creative techniques for achieving reconciliation and social change"
ATFP Briefing on Palestinian Refugees in Syria and the Crisis at Yarmouk: The National Press Club Washington DC- January 22nd, 2014
Palestine for a New Beginning by Zahi Khouri
This Week in Palestine Artist of the Month: Storyteller Denise Asaad In Her Own Words
Murdering Palestinians by starvation in Syria... much crueler and more arbitrary than anything imposed on Gaza by either Israel or Egypt.
Aid Convoy Unable to Reach Yarmouk Refugee Camp in Syria ... 41 Palestinian refugees have died of food and medicine shortages in the camp.
An Excellent letter in the Guardian: Ariel Sharon's motto could have been 'there's no such thing as a Palestinian'
Analysis: Why Palestinian leadership is right to engage in peace talks
Ziad Asali of ATFP: Why Palestinians are puzzled by the 'Jewish state' demand... Netanyahu's demand for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state bizarrely inserts Palestinians into the 'Who is a Jew' debate
Jerusalem... the respective capitals of Israel and Palestine
Hussein Ibish: Time for honesty about dialogue with Israel
Palestine is abundant
in energy, skills, passion, and determination. Only when our
belief in citizen
solutions is reignited and our respect for one another is
re-established can we
officially witness the transformation we want as a society." Muna
Dajani
& Sami Backleh:This
Week in Palestine
Arts & Culture: Organizers Prepare Palestinian Museum For 2015 Opening... Biggest of Its Kind, Privately-Sponsored Institution Will Have Satellite Locations Around the Globe
The monster that won't die: Al-Qaeda is making yet another appalling comeback "There have always been differences within al-Qaeda, those who have either successfully seized or been granted permission to use the name as a kind of franchise, and other salafi-jihadi or "takfiri" groups. But while the parent organization based in Pakistan and Afghanistan seems to be increasingly irrelevant, the political ideology and program of mass murder that are now synonymous with al-Qaeda seem at least as robust as ever, if not more so. It is the monster that, for the past decade, simply will not die."
- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you
The Office of International Religious Freedom
( http://www.state.gov/j/drl/irf/
) Given
the U.S. commitment to religious freedom, and to the
international covenants
that guarantee it as the inalienable right of every human
being, the United
States seeks to:
Promote freedom of religion and
conscience throughout the world as a fundamental human right
and as a source of
stability for all countries
The Arab Peace Initiative
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