![]() Yasser Arafat with Kofi Annan at the 2001 World Economic Forum. Photo: Flickr user WorldEconomicForum |
Palestinians marked the fifth anniversary of the death of PLO leader Yasser Arafat today, as deep uncertainty hovers over the future of the peace process with Israel.
In the West Bank, thousands held a rally to honor Arafat. Meanwhile, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, who has declared his intention not to run again, said resuming negotiations depends on Israel changing its position on settlements.
Five years after Arafat’s death, why isn’t there peace in the Middle East?
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11/20/2009 :: 11:02:36 PM
Thomas M Lahey Says:
There has been a war tradition that the winner not only gets to write the history, they get to keep the land they’ve conquered. As I remember it, a outnumbered Israel was attacked by the Arabs for no other reason that they had come into existence – the Arabs LOST! OK, Israel improves it borders & should have proven its right to exist. Didn’t happen. Israel & Egypt make a deal that both have honored for years to their mutual advantage. Carter works at brokering a deal between Israel & Arafat – Arafat WALKS AWAY after Israel puts EVERYTHING & more on the table!
Fast forward. I wish Israel didn’t do the things it does but I can’t think of anything else for them to do.