Word: jerusalem
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...again the world has sadly witnessed the outbreak of violence in the West Bank and Occupied East Jerusalem. But this time it is inquiring about the peace process and what went wrong. What could have Israel done that caused such arousal from Palestinian civilians? The hasty and somewhat surprising answers that have sprouted in the media insist on depicting the Palestinians as inherently violent and as the enemies of peace. In their coverage, some journalists have failed to mention fundamental truths about the real Palestinian condition. Instead, they further the offensive and unjust myths of the Israeli state. The opinion...
...that the recent violence in the occupied territories was solely caused by Israel's illegal opening of a tourist tunnel in occupied East Jerusalem is similar to attributing the death and destruction of the First World War to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia. Commentary in the U.S. media, Danilewitz's article included, has diverted the readers' attention from the fact that this tunnel violates both international law, which states that territory occupied by war cannot be changed by the occupier, and the Oslo agreements, which stipulate that changes in the Holy City must be suspended until...
These violations include the symbolic attempt to undermine the sanctity of the al-Aqsa Mosque and the denial of Palestinian access to Arab East Jerusalem, a city central to Palestinian life. These are aggravated by the systematic de-Arabization of the city, and the destruction of any demographic obstacles that halt the complete annexation of the illegally-occupied city. Essentially, Palestinians have been reduced to foreigners in their own city. The violated peace process, as it stands, has done little to stop Israeli abuse, and this is what the Palestinians protest...
...tunnel crisis in Jerusalem incensed Egyptians, despite President Hosni Mubarak's previous admonitions for patience with Benjamin Netanyahu. Mubarak refused to attend the summit in Washington two weeks ago, saying it would be fruitless. Other Arab leaders, including Jordan's King Hussein, who attended the summit, have since expressed their frustration with Israel. Last week, at a retreat on the Suez Canal, Egypt's leader spoke of disappointments and dangers with TIME Middle East correspondent Scott MacLeod and reporter Amany Radwan...
...situation in the Middle East was inevitable [WORLD, Oct. 7]. The U.S. Congress killed the peace process in July when it gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a standing ovation after he declared that he would in essence never allow Jerusalem to be divided. There is no reason for the Israeli government to pursue peace any further. Israel has one of the most modern armies in the world, thanks to the U.S. This, along with Israel's nuclear weapons, makes it unbeatable in the Middle East. With several of our Western allies taking sides, some with the Arabs and some...