Tagged: failed

‘Peace of the Slave’: a dead end street on a journey to independence

Analysis

‘Peace of the Slave’: a dead end street on a journey to independence

Palestine Think Tank – by Tariq Shadid – Albert Einstein, a man recognized as one of the greatest geniuses in the history of mankind, once said: “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” It seems blatantly clear that those who are in power in the Palestinian ‘National’ Authority have either never read this...

Don’t Wait, Declare the State – Tariq Shadid

Analysis

Don’t Wait, Declare the State – Tariq Shadid

Mahmoud Abbas is left with only one opportunity to change the course of a failed diplomatic strategy: he should repair the ties with Hamas immediately, and subsequently declare an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital in the West Bank and Gaza, based on the borders of June 4, 1967. He should stop addressing the Israelis, but instead...