Middle East Post

Arab Students Demonstrate at the Hebrew University

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:07:46 +0000

In the last couple of days the Hebrew University campus in Jerusalem witnessed several demonstrations made by the Arab students movements. The Arab movements Aljabha, tajamo, Abnaa albalad, Watan, Ikra and Alreslaeh called the students to participate in a demonstration which was made last Tuesday to demonstrate against Israel’s policy in East Jerusalem. More than one [...]

Israel’s Policy and the idea of A One State solution

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:24:48 +0000

It seems that the Israeli leadership finds it hard to accept any kind of commitment to stop the settlements in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government does not agree on any kind of settlements freeze in East Jerusalem. Instead Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the current Israeli government will [...]

High Tension in East Jerusalem

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:46:04 +0000

The situation in East Jerusalem is not stable. More than two thousand Israeli policemen were brought into the city in order to protect the Israeli ceremonies of opening a new temple in the old city. Israeli rightist movements invited Israelis to come and support their demand in putting a cornerstone of the temple inside the [...]

Lessons in Leadership XXV – How to be in charge

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:36:21 +0000

One of the challenges which we face with ourselves and with others is in finding the way to be in charge. Being in charge and leading in anything we do makes the experience different. Those who lead differ from those who follow since their way of seeing things and the result they get is different. [...]

هل تطرق الانتفاضة الثالثة ابوابنا؟ ‪

Dahoud Abu Lebdeh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:50 +0000

في الفترة الاخيرة يشهد الصراع الاسرائيلي الفلسطيني حالة من الجمود في العملية السلمية بسبب وجود حكومة يمينية متطرفة بقيادة بنيامين نتنياهو الذي يضرب عرض الحائط في سياسته وخاصة على صعيد المستوطنات والقدس، ان هذا الجمود السياسي آثر بشكل كبير على الشارع الفلسطيني واصبح الجميع يتكلم عن انتفاضة ثالثة فهل باتت تطرق ابوابنا ؟ ان المؤشرات الموجودة [...]

When Diplomacy Succeeds

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:49 +0000

Recently the Untied States of America, the European Union, the Arab countries, and the International community considered Israel’s decision to permit 1600 new settlement units in Jerusalem a wrong step that will cause damage for the trust needed in order to re-launch the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Although Vice President John Biden considered the [...]

المفاوضات تعود و لكن بشكل اخر

Dahoud Abu Lebdeh — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:47:47 +0000

في الايام الاخيرة تناقلت العديد من وسائل الاعلام امكانية تجدد محادثات السلام بين الفلسطينيين والاسرائيليين بعد جمود في العملية السلمية منذ ديسمبر ٢٠٠٨ بسبب التعنت الاسرائيلي واستمرار الحكومة الاسرائيلية اليمينية بالبناء الاستيطاني وخاصة في القدس الشرقية بالاضافة الى تبني تلك الحكومة الى مشاريع تخدم اليمين المتطرف والمستوطنين وكان اخرها ضم الحرم الابراهيمي الى قائمة التراث [...]

The Way to a New Intifada

Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:45:37 +0000

Recently East Jerusalem and most of the West Bank territories witnessed violent clashes between the Israeli police and Palestinian protestors. The clashes started after an Israeli declaration of considering the Ibrahemi Mosque in Hebron and Belal’s mosque in Bethlehem part of the Jewish religious heritage that will be developed and protected by the Israeli government. The [...]