Bruce's MidEast Soundbites

Capturing the MidEast in short soundbites: poignant reflections by people who understand the complexities of the Middle East. My philosophy is: "less is more." You won't agree with everything that's here, but I'm confident you will find it interesting! Excepting the titles, my own comments are minimal. Instead I rely on news sources to string together what I hope is an interesting, politically challenging, non-partisan, non-ideological narrative.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

It's over

Is the Peace Process Really Over? -Gwynne Dyer

The last nail was hammered into the coffin of the "peace process" with the takeover of Gaza by Hamas...

Hamas' seizure of power there last June has effectively split the Palestinian proto-state in two. How can Israel do a deal with Mahmoud Abbas when he only controls the West Bank and cannot deliver [Gaza]?

Israelis who genuinely want a deal are increasingly reluctant to hand over territory in return for peace...

It really is over: there will be no comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace deal in this decade.
(Arab News-Saudi Arabia)

1 comment:

LHwrites said...: I agree there will be no middle east peace for sometime, because several changes need to take place. There needs to be a new President and Administration because America will be a force behind that peace. But I also agree that until the Palestinians take control of their lives back from the Terrorists, how can Israel negotiate for peace with part of a people?; Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:04:00 PM