Maen Rashid Areikat

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MundoOriente Próximo,

With the U.S. administration's foreign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East, there are renewed hopes for movement on the political process. While welcoming these developments, we believe the effectiveness of the U.S. role in the region hinges on a robust and sustained policy pushing toward the resolution of the conflict as opposed to just managing it.

Although the recent Israeli elections showed how passive and indifferent Israelis have become about resolving the conflict with the Palestinians, I believe many outside observers are misreading the situation. The Israeli public is sheltered, even blinded, from seeing the immense and imminent danger facing Israel if the two-state solution collapses.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoOriente Próximo,

The issue of Palestinian identity and national history has become a source of controversy, with many Americans making deeply disturbing and alarming statements. As the representative of my people to the United States, I would like to tell you what the Palestinians, as a people, are all about.

We go far back, much further than those doubting our existence can remember. Jericho, my home town, goes as far back as 10,000 B.C., making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. We Palestinians also happen to live in a place that many consider important, at the crossroads of three continents and containing a site of holy reverence for more than half of the world’s population.…  Seguir leyendo »

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A lot has changed since the 1990s. Back then, U.S. global supremacy was unchallenged, and its unconditional support for Israel hardly came at a price. Today, the Middle East is dramatically transformed. The tectonic shifts in the region's politics and the Palestinian's new political approach have redrawn the playing field. While it is not uncommon to see great powers being slow in readapting their politics, the U.S. is moving far too slowly to retain its share of regional influence.

A prime example is the unchanged U.S. policy toward Israel. The U.S. continues to provide unconditional diplomatic cover for Israeli policies that are detrimental to the peace process, such as settlement construction and human rights violations.…  Seguir leyendo »