Hope in the Middle-east?
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I would imagine that people cheer because they don't really realize how many innocent lives are at stake.
ETA: Voronwë, I'll read the article later as I have to run (work shmerk). Maybe I'm not being optimistic enough but this war has been going on for so long and neither side has made much if any progress. When possible agreements are discussed it almost seems like they are toying with people's hopes because in all honesty do they ever really intend on coming to an agreement?
ETA: Voronwë, I'll read the article later as I have to run (work shmerk). Maybe I'm not being optimistic enough but this war has been going on for so long and neither side has made much if any progress. When possible agreements are discussed it almost seems like they are toying with people's hopes because in all honesty do they ever really intend on coming to an agreement?
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mary, I agree with you (and that holby guy) completely, but I have to hold on to some kind of home, even if it's a fool's hope.ETA: Voronwë, I'll read the article later as I have to run (work shmerk). Maybe I'm not being optimistic enough but this war has been going on for so long and neither side has made much if any progress. When possible agreements are discussed it almost seems like they are toying with people's hopes because in all honesty do they ever really intend on coming to an agreement?
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The rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have reached an agreement on power-sharing that will hopefully end the strife between them, and (even more hopefully) open the door to renewed peace talks with Israel. The agreement, brokered by the Saudis in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, includes a promise that the new government will "respect" previous peace deals with Israel, delegates said. It also divides up Cabinet posts in the new government, with the key Interior Ministry post going to a neutral person not from Hamas or Fatah.
Whether the agreement to "respect" previous peace deals with Israel will be sufficient to convince Israel, the U.S. and Western European nations to end the economic embargo that has been in place since Hamas won parliamentary elections remains to be seen.
I am, once again, cautiously optimistic.
Whether the agreement to "respect" previous peace deals with Israel will be sufficient to convince Israel, the U.S. and Western European nations to end the economic embargo that has been in place since Hamas won parliamentary elections remains to be seen.
I am, once again, cautiously optimistic.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be holding bi-weekly discussions aimed at paving the way for a final settlement to the Middle East conflict. I don't know how much room there is for optimism, but talking is better then not talking. Frankly, until there is an American administration that is more willing to pressure both sides -- particularly Israel -- I don't think there is much hope for a final agreement.
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Well, Ohlmert has not proposed a regional peace conference, and has specifically alluded to Saudi King Abdullah taking a lead role. If that happens, it could be very significant.
Or it could mean nothing.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/200704 ... 271G1.html
Or it could mean nothing.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/200704 ... 271G1.html
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While I sincerely hope with all my heart that this will help resolve the Middle East conflict I've become very pessimistic when it comes to Middle Eastern talks and discussions. However I refuse to give up hope.Voronwë_the_Faithful wrote: If that happens, it could be very significant.
Or it could mean nothing.
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Hamas has shown their commitment to peace in the Middle East by running a program on their TV station, Al-Asqa TV, designed to encourage young children to support terrorism.
Meet Fafur, the loveable character who bears a vague resemblance to Mickey Mouse. He appears on the program Tommorrow’s Pioneers, and promotes a strict and fundamentalist interpretation of Islam combined with a strong appeal to jihad. For example, he tells children that they must remember to pray five times a day at the Mosque until the whole world is under Islamic rule. The show is participatory, with children ringing in to read their own poems, usually virulently anti-western and pro-terrorism.
I hate to come accross as cynical, but what the hell?
Meet Fafur, the loveable character who bears a vague resemblance to Mickey Mouse. He appears on the program Tommorrow’s Pioneers, and promotes a strict and fundamentalist interpretation of Islam combined with a strong appeal to jihad. For example, he tells children that they must remember to pray five times a day at the Mosque until the whole world is under Islamic rule. The show is participatory, with children ringing in to read their own poems, usually virulently anti-western and pro-terrorism.
I hate to come accross as cynical, but what the hell?
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