Jefferson Corner

In few weeks Israel will celebrate 60 years since its creation and establishment in Palestine. Over the last 60 years, the Jewish nation became the 4th largest and most powerful military force in the world and number one military and economic nation in the region. Read the rest of this entry »

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Yasser Arafat, when he headed Fatah and the PLO ruled with iron fists and made sure that he and he alone is in charge. Arafat knew that “money” is weakness of all PLO and Fatah cadre whether high ranking or small time operatives. That is why he made sure he and he alone was the one who control the purse and makes all the decisions and was the one who solely dispensed money to every one and to every department. Read the rest of this entry »

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The decision by the Arab foreign ministers to attend the Annapolis conference was the first Israel victory according to Zvi Ba’rel of Haaretz. Protestors on both side of the conflict are massing in apposition to the conference, which changed from a conference to settle the conflict to a conference to start a peace process that may take 100 years or so. Even with all of the protest and premature claims of victory there is absolutely nothing wrong with having a conference where all issues are put on the table and where US honesty and integrity if not partiality is put to the test. Read the rest of this entry »

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In Israeli Occupied Palestine, there is so much talk these days about “legitimacy” in Arabic this word means “ Share’ia” having replaced the word occupation as the most spoken word among all PA officials. No one talks of the Israeli Occupation!
Of course if one is to take a look at legitimacy, there are very few people and organizations that have any sense of legal and political legitimacy. Read the rest of this entry »

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