Cuando el presidente de la Autoridad Palestina decidió ir a las Naciones Unidas para solicitar la admisión de Palestina como miembro de pleno derecho, parecía haber pasado por una epifanía. ¿Había finalmente comprendido que durante las últimas dos décadas él y su partido Fatah iban por un camino que no llevaba a ninguna parte? ¿Que [...]

When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request the admission of Palestine as a full member, he appeared to have had an epiphany. Had he finally realized that for the past two decades he and his party, Fatah, have gone down a road to nowhere? That Israel was [...]

Al Jazeera ha obtenido más de 1.600 documentos internos de una década de negociaciones entre Palestina e Israel Durante los últimos meses, Al Jazeera ha conseguido acceso ilimitado a la mayor filtración de documentos confidenciales relacionados con el conflicto palestino-israelí. Hay casi 1.700 archivos, miles de páginas de correspondencia diplomática detallando los entresijos del proceso de [...]

La revelación de los detalles de una carta supuestamente enviada la pasada semana por el presidente Barack Obama a Benjamin Netanyahu, el primer ministro israelí, hará que los palestinos sientan aún mayor escepticismo sobre el papel de Israel y Estados Unidos en las actuales conversaciones de paz. Según la filtración, Obama le hacía a Israel toda [...]

One key difference between Hamas and its rival, the Fatah movement in the West Bank, is that Hamas is accountable to a much more complex set of priorities and expectations. While Fatah is effortlessly co-opted, Hamas remains confined by ideological standards and the stringiest political space. Although, on one hand this represents Hamas’ greatest strength, on the other it shows just how truly arduous is its political undertaking. The difference is relevant in light of the resumption of talks between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, followed by another round of talks in the Middle East. Both once more raised the question: can Israel and Fatah achieve peace without Hamas’ involvement?

It was the status quo at its best, a mere procession of regional and US leaders before hungry cameramen. The leaders promised “not to spare any effort” and praised the undeniable altruism embedded in the very concept of “peace”. Israeli Prime Minister repeated the martyr-like emphasis of past Israeli leaders regarding the “painful” compromises and sacrifices required to defeat the many obstacles standing before them. Mahmoud Abbas – with his expired presidency over a corrupt Palestinian Authority - smiled, shook hands and spoke unconvincingly about his hopes and expectations. Needless to say, this latest round of peace talks is seriously lacking in legitimacy and goodwill.

Each time Israel fails to keep its ‘side of the bargain’, the Palestinian Authority responds with the same redundant language. The cycle has become so utterly predictable that one wonders why the Palestinian Authority officials even bothers protesting Israeli action. They must be well aware that their cries, genuine or otherwise, will only fall on deaf ears. They know that their complaints could not possible contribute to a paradigm shift in Israel’s behavior, or the US position on it. Let’s take a look at the context for the language of the Palestinian Authority’s complaints. In a speech made in early July, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas referred to any direct talks with Israel as ‘futile.’

Fuente: IPS Mel Frykberg entrevista al parlamentario palestino Mahmoudi Ramahi RAMALAH, feb (IPS) – La política palestina se estancó. El periodo de sesiones de cuatro años del Consejo Legislativo Palestino terminó el 25 de enero y no hay perspectivas electorales. Además, los comicios presidenciales, fijados para 2009, fueron pospuestos de forma indefinida. El secretario general del Consejo Legislativo, [...]

by Noam Chomsky October 29, 2009 The Imperial College Political Philosophy Society, in association with Palestine societies at UCL, SOAS, Goldsmiths, LSE, Imperial and Kings, proudly present one of the greatest political philosophers of all time: MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky Fuente: ICU Political Philosophy Society