Tag Archive
Christmas in Jerusalem 2007 for 21st Century Jeremiah: Mordechai Vanunu
On Christmas Eve evening I picked up my mail and opened up a card from Jerusalem sent to me by Mordechai Vanunu. He made me laugh out loud, for he addressed it to: “Eileen Flaming” not Fleming, which is my actual name.
But, upon reflection, I think Vanunu has renamed me well; for I am flaming… »
Gaza – Stateless, Leaderless, Mindless and Powerless
“A humanitarian crisis” is how the Arab League described Gaza as it was plunged into darkness when its only power plant was shut down three days after Israel ceased the delivery of fuel supplies to the trouble-plagued territory. Fuel supplies have now been resumed but continued supply is certain to be disrupted.
The fuel stoppage –… »
President Bush, Condoleezza Rice and Forgotten Letters
President Bush and Condoleezza Rice have a lot on their minds as they grapple with a multitude of the world’s current conflicts which – no doubt – have caused overloading of their respective memory banks
Yet this would be a lame excuse for them forgetting about – or seeking to minimise – the existence and… »
Palin Parachutes Into Palestine – Biden Bides His Time
The Vice Presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden was as memorable for the statements made by both of them on the future progress of President Bush’s Roadmap as was the absence of any comment at all on the same issue by either Barack Obama or John McCain in their first Presidential… »
Has the Palestine Liberation Organisation Lost the Plot – or Missed the Boat?
Instead of immediately entering into negotiations with Israel – the promised outcome of the recent Annapolis meeting called by President Bush – the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has wasted the past two weeks demanding Israel totally cease all current building activities in the West Bank as a condition of those negotiations proceeding.
This delaying tactic… »
Palestine – United Nations Security Council Flirts With Racist Fantasyland
“All these attacks prove that settlers are dangerous and that it’s impossible to live with them. If these settlers are allowed to stay, that would mean more friction and confrontation. Peace can be achieved only if Israel withdraws to the last centimetre of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967” – Ahmed Qurei , Head of… »
Clinton,carter,condoleezza and Candour
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack revealed this week that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been talking to ex-Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton about their experiences in trying to negotiate peace between Israel and its Arab enemies.
Carter successfully brokered a peace treaty at Camp David in 1978 between Egypt and Israel, which… »
Liberating the Palestine Liberation Organisation
For better or for worse Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) are the parties that will – for the next 12 months – be negotiating the resolution of sovereignty in the West Bank with a view to ultimately creating a new independent Arab State between Israel and Jordan. These identical parties have been… »
Has President Bush’s Vision Succumbed to Reality?
President Bush appears to have abandoned any hope of creating a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan.
His closest confidante – the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice – suggested as much when she made this blunt observation after her visit to the Middle East this past week:
“I spent a lot of time on… »
Bush and Rice Revel With the Devil
Annapolis has come and gone but what happened there guarantees that the next 12 months of negotiations to implement the Bush two-state solution will end up going nowhere – just like the fruitless negotiations conducted over the last four years.
Annapolis clearly confirmed that these on-going negotiations with Israel will be undertaken by the Palestine… »