Entries from Bashir Goth at PostGlobal tagged with 'Israel'
Marshall Plan for Palestine
Blair should push for a Marshall Plan for the Palestinian Authority, to demonstrate to the Palestinian people that the Quartet's efforts will improve their lives. Hamas and other radical groups have used Islamic charity funds to win impoverished hearts and minds through economics. Western funds must be tapped to provide a real alternative.
Elected Islamists Can Be Tamed
For most Arabs, the Bush administration's boycott of the Palestinian government is the epitome of hypocracy. The U.S. pushed for democracy in the Middle East, and got it. The more the West shuns democratically elected Arab leaders, the more the Arab people believe it's because of Islam. These leaders should be engaged instead.
Prophetic Middle East Poetry
Somalia/UAE - By delving into the Arab literary wisdom one stumbles on the prophetic manner in which Arab and Muslim poets and philosophers through history have predicted the present situation with precision.
Syria Holds the Key to Peace
Somalia/United Arab Emirates - In the Arab psyche, every defeat is converted into a victory. Hezbollah is already seen as victorious, having achieved what regular Arab armies could not in more than fifty years of war with Israel....
A New Era of Realpolitik?
United Arab Emirates/Somalia - The Israeli-Hezbollah war has polarized Arab opinion in an unprecedented way. It may have a far reaching impact on other volatile parts of the Muslim world and further complicate the already strained relations between the West and Islam, especially if the West fails to accurately read the situation and respond properly to the changing political landscape in the Middle East.
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