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Causes of Conflict in the Middle East

Middle East scholar David Hulme covers how identity, ideology and other moral issues in society fuel the Middle East conflict
June 11, 2008

Jerusalem Still The Stumbling Block

Despite other reasons often given, Jerusalem remains central to resolution of Mid-East conflict
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Ahmad Qurei on Jerusalem
According to Ahmad Qurei, the veteran Mid-East negotiator and former Palestinian prime minister, Jerusalem remains the issue that will not go away and without its resolution peace will not come. This has been a consistent theme in Vision's coverage of the more than one century-long conflict. In a Vision interview, Qurei (Abu Ala) made it clear that the Jerusalem Question is the sine qua non.
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June 05, 2008

Palestinian Leader Opens Door To Talks with Hamas

Mahmoud Abbas proposes course that may cause Israel to break off peace discussions
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Israel, Palestine and Hamas
The New York Times carried a report today about Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas's suggestion that talks begin with nemesis Hamas. Clearly frustrated by Israel's continued construction activity in East Jerusalem, the PA president said that if talks succeeded with his rivals, he would call new Palestinian elections.
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June 05, 2008

Tony Blair Reviews Mid-East Situation

Quartet envoy speaks to British MPs about his role and the current situation
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New U.S. President and Middle East

Former prime minister Tony Blair returned to the Palace of Westminster today to answer questions before a select committee in his role as Mid-East envoy.

The salient points included his observation that "[the] humanitarian situation [in Gaza] is dreadful." He also commented on joint Israeli-Palestinian industrial projects, the distance between Hamas and the Israel government, and water rights as part of a settlement, especially in the Jordan valley. He noted that the Middle East is far more important than he realized as prime minister and that it must become a central focus for the next US president. Whoever that will be will need to consider the 60-year history of the Israeli state.

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PermalinkIsrael's 60th Anniversary in Context
.This year marks the 60th anniversary of the official founding of the State of Israel and the war that broke out immediately afterwards as Arab armies attempted to destroy the UN-sanctioned Jewish state at birth. In this report, Vision publisher and Mid-East scholar David Hulme analyzes the events leading up to the 1948 war.
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