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July 23, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=94247

Arab Initiatives Always Seem to Fail the Palestinians

[bitterlemons.org/Daily Star-Lebanon ] Ali Jarbawi - Why is it that all Arab initiatives to bring about dialogue between Fatah and Hamas have failed? No Arab capital wants a repeat of the Mecca agreement. If the Palestinians cannot respect the wishes and good offices of the Saudis, with all their leverage, and uphold an agreement reached in the holiest Islamic site, would they respect it if reached elsewhere? What has changed to convince any Arab capital to put its weight behind a new mediation attempt? The writer is a professor of political science at Bir Zeit University.

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