A Great Stage that Should Not be Missed by Rami Khouri |
| Published: November 24, 2007, 8:02 pm |
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*A Great Stage that Should Not be Missed*by Rami G. KhouriReleased: 21 Nov 2007NEW YORK -- There is something unconvincing, even insincere, about thetentative steps and gestures being made by the parties trying to arrangethe meeting in Annapolis, Maryland next week to re-launchPalestinian-Israeli peace talks. It is hard to generate any realanticipation from a process in which the principal Israeli andPalestinian parties are politically weak, the American hosts areimprecise and hesitant, the desired supporting Arab state actors areplaying hard to get, and the agenda is as clear as mushroom soup.Those are all reasons why the Arabs who are invited to go to Annapolisshould accept the invitation without reservations, go with enthusiasmand confidence, and use the gathering as a stage to demonstrate the Arabwill for a fair and negotiated peace. If Annapolis is a confused andmurky process, the Arab world should respond to it with clarity andconfidence.Nowhere in the Annapolis process is there [ Full article ] |
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