The following article, a year in review of the countries I’ve covered in 2008, was published in NewMatilda.com today:
Silver Linings in Short Supply
From the Holy Land to South Asia, violence remained a constant in 2008, reports Mustafa Qadri. Will elections in Palestine and Israel – and the inauguration of Obama – promote dialogue or further violence?
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Tags: Afghanistan · Asif Ali Zardari · Ehud Olmert · Gaza Strip · Hamid Karzai · India · Israel/Palestine conflict · Mumbai · Pakistan
Israel will have to give up “almost all” of the West Bank areas it occupies and accept the division of Jerusalem in order to take advantage of a rapidly closing window of opportunity for peace with the Arabs, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published Monday.
Kinda a bit late…
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Tags: double standards · Ehud Olmert · Israel · Occupation · Palestine