by Mamdouh Nofal on 06/01/2004
Despite their bitter state of affairs, the Palestinian are actually concerned about Iraqis and wish that their occupation would end and hope for Iraq to become a unified sovereign state. The Palestinians also fear that the Iraqi wound would deepen, and accordingly, the Arabs would divert their attention to Iraq and disregard the Palestinian cause. […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 05/01/2004
From the very start of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations , and even prior to the official meetings that started on October 30, 1991, the predominant concern for Abu Ammar and for a large number of the Palestinian leadership and Executive Committee members was the issue of the position and the role of the PLO in the […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 02/01/2004
A Quest for Peace and Security Mamdouh Nofal The people of the Middle East have learned from long experience that the security of their region is inseparably linked to Palestinian/Arab-Israeli peace. Whenever regional security breaks down, the peace process breaks down, and vice versa. At present, the security situation here is feeling the effects of […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 15/12/2003
Upon the decision of the Israeli government, Israeli contractors have been working hard for the last few months on setting up a “security fence” to stop “terrorists” from penetrating into Israel. They have finished building major parts of this fence around “Greater Jerusalem” and along the Green Line that separates Israel from the West Bank […]
by Mamdouh Nofal on 10/12/2003
The people of the Middle East have learned from long experience that the security of their region is inseparably linked to Palestinian/Arab-Israeli peace. Whenever regional security breaks down, immediately the peace process also breaks down, and the opposite is true. At present the security of the region is under the impact of the events of […]