Salam Fayyad

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Palestinians searching for casualties in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, October 2023. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters

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For the past decade, it has been clear that the “peace process” between Israelis and Palestinians long ago devolved into little more than an extended exercise in kicking the can down the road. Still, in recent years, the absence of sustained large-scale violence produced the illusion of stability. Even those who had not been lulled into complacency were shocked, however, by the outbreak of the devastating war that has been raging since Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7.

The past three weeks have seen a loss of life on a horrific scale. For Israel, it is the most devastating civilian toll in its 75 years of existence.…  Seguir leyendo »

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The Hamas-Led attack on Israel was a case of the expected happening unexpectedly, and on an unprecedented scale. The preplanning was obvious, and the execution not only caught Israel off guard but disoriented it in ways it had arguably never experienced in the long history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

With Hamas eager to own the operation, much of the analysis has so far focused on its possible motives. To be sure, Hamas is a political movement, and speculation about its political motives and aspirations is understandable. But underlying its decision to escalate are a host of grievances, and not taking these seriously threatens to lead to much more disastrous consequences than have been seen so far.…  Seguir leyendo »

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Although former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was a strong supporter of the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad sees the uprising in Egypt as something positive - the beginning of a more democratic country. And he argues that Egypt will not be the end of the story. Washington Post senior associate editor Lally Weymouth spoke to Fayyad on Thursday in his office in Ramallah. Excerpts:

What is your assessment of the situation in Egypt?

The notion that people would do this so spontaneously is something that does not happen every day, but it did happen.

Were you surprised?

Although I now understand it, it took everybody by surprise.…  Seguir leyendo »

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Q. Did you [think] it was possible to do anything with [Yasser] Arafat?

A. There is hardly anything I did here that was easy. Changing the way business is done in finance in the PA was not easy. You just didn't know where to begin.

Was it possible to do anything with the PA?

Yes, it was. This is fairly well documented. We did quite a few things in a relatively short period of time.

So what did you decide to do?

I knew what was wrong with the system. I wanted to get the basics right. And that's what I focused on.…  Seguir leyendo »