Word: statehood
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...Arafat - or the tens of thousands of Palestinian militants on the ground who have waged the intifada - to enforce a cease-fire. Such incentive would only come, say Palestinian officials (and European mediators and Israeli peacemakers such as foreign minister Shimon Peres) with the restoration of negotiations over Palestinian statehood. While Sharon and his supporters balk at resuming such talks, arguing that this would simply reward violence, Peres and others say that it would create a necessary incentive for Arafat to keep the peace...
...that ended with Sharon's election. The Palestinians, European mediators and even Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres have urged an immediate resumption of political negotiations along with the initial steps to restore calm. They believe that unless Arafat can demonstrate the existence of a viable peaceful road to Palestinian statehood and an end to the occupation, any cease-fire is bound to collapse. But thus far, resuming long-term political negotiations over Palestinian statehood has been anathema to Sharon...
Jinnah’s vision remains the basis for the state I glimpse and desire. It is of a nation aspiring to modern Muslim statehood, yet held back by illiteracy, poverty and mismanagement. In election after election, Pakistanis reject religion as a function of government; indeed, in the four most recent general elections, the combined religious parties have never exceeded 5 percent of the votes cast. In contrast, over this time a woman has twice been elected to lead this country of 140 million. The first time this occurred was also the first time in history that a woman...
...with ideas about sharing Jerusalem. Before Oslo, Palestinians had spent five-years in a state of violent rebellion against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Oslo ended that revolt only because it offered Palestinians a peaceful means of getting rid of the occupation and achieving statehood in exchange for guaranteeing Israel's security...
...Like the Europeans and even Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres, the Saudis believe that a ceasefire won't take hold in the absence of a clearly visible peaceful path to Palestinian statehood. Instead of waiting for the Bush administration to restart political negotiations, Crown Prince Abdullah has stepped into the vacuum by restating the simple proposition that there'll be no long-term peace while Israeli soldiers and settlers continue to occupy the bulk of the Palestinian territory captured...