Peace Process Stalemate© lawhawk
Jul 25, 1997
The way the Middle East peace process is going, I think it is time to reconsider who should be running the show for the various parties. A sizeable portion of the Israeli population believes that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is failing to live up to his campaign promises of giving Israelis a safer country in which to live. Israelis are constantly reminded of the problems with the peace process with the countless number of incidents between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians where hundreds have been injured and wounded on both sides.
Palestinians, for their part, appear to have a similar lack of faith in their Palestinian Authority and its Chairman, Yasir Arafat. Hamas, the primary, and more violent, alternative to the PLO has called for a stepped-up campaign against the Israelis in a move to destabilize the peace process and force the hand of Arafat. Arafat has appeared either unable or unwilling to stop the violence through the use of his troops and says that he can't stop the Palestinian youth from rising up against the Israelis who have denied them their birthright. How quickly we forget that the Intifada began in the same fashion; Arafat and the PLO only became relavent after the uprising was winding down. If the Palestinian youths are taking to the streets on their own, there is a reason for it and the Palestinian Authority and the Israelis aren't getting the message. We will attempt to offer possible solutions and alternatives to the current peace process stalemate in our next article.
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