Comments on: Ayman Nijim – The Palestinian Status Quo and the Proclaimed Elections http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/11/11/ayman-nijim-the-palestinian-status-quo-and-the-proclaimed-elections/ Free Minds for a Free Palestine Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:38:58 +0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ibrahim http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/11/11/ayman-nijim-the-palestinian-status-quo-and-the-proclaimed-elections/#comment-12975 Ibrahim Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:10 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=5073#comment-12975 I hope from Hamas and Fateh Leaders to finish this situation , I think there is major things we should take care about it, People living in Gaza and West Bank, Settlements expanding at west bank , Jerusalem . Leaders must make some concessions for the people , In this stage of palestinian history we should be intensifying efforts to revive the Palestinian cause . Good Analysis Mr. Ayman . I hope from Hamas and Fateh Leaders to finish this situation , I think there is major things we should take care about it, People living in Gaza and West Bank, Settlements expanding at west bank , Jerusalem .

Leaders must make some concessions for the people , In this stage of palestinian history we should be intensifying efforts to revive the Palestinian cause .

Good Analysis Mr. Ayman .

]]> By: Shaukat http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/11/11/ayman-nijim-the-palestinian-status-quo-and-the-proclaimed-elections/#comment-12958 Shaukat Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:42:38 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=5073#comment-12958 Professor Galia Golan (IDC College in Herzliya) said: “It’s not really looking good right now. You’ve got a very right-wing Israeli government, a weak Palestinian leadership, and a US administration not willing to do anything decisive.” Professor Golan is the founder of Peace Now movement in Israel. “I hope Obama would do more to pressure Israel to freeze settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and to release prisoners as a way of strengthening Abbas. Instead, Obama “waffled” and bached down from his original demands,” she said. Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat said that if Abbas does step down, the entire Palestinian Authority (PA) could collapse. The PA has no political or military clout. Zionist regime is using PA to finance and run schools, hospitals and sanitary department in the West Bank on its behalf. This saves Tel aviv millions of dollars each year which is now provided by the US and EU. Former Mossad agent and currently editor of Bittermelon.org website, Jossi Alpher, said: “The American still don’t get this. The administration somehow thainks that if it can get the talks started (without Hamas), they will succeed….” Some Palestinian officials believe Abbas will still change his mind about resigning (his current term expired in January 2009) as he has several times in the past. If not, they worry there could be chaos among Palestinians (instigated by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan on behalf of USrael). “This is hardly the first time the Palestinians have been outfoxed by Israel in Washington. Yet, they still don’t get it. They still don’t understand that in an era of Arab disarray and impotence, and particularly when confronted by a less than coherent new American policy departure, their smartest strategists should be traveling to Washington, not (with all due respect) to Cairo, Amman and Riyadh. The real lesson of the settlement freeze fiasco concerns who understands Washington better, Netanyahu or Abu Mazen,” wrote Yossi Alpher on November 11, 2009. http://rehmat1.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/abu-mazen-please-come-back/ Professor Galia Golan (IDC College in Herzliya) said: “It’s not really looking good right now. You’ve got a very right-wing Israeli government, a weak Palestinian leadership, and a US administration not willing to do anything decisive.” Professor Golan is the founder of Peace Now movement in Israel. “I hope Obama would do more to pressure Israel to freeze settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and to release prisoners as a way of strengthening Abbas. Instead, Obama “waffled” and bached down from his original demands,” she said.

Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat said that if Abbas does step down, the entire Palestinian Authority (PA) could collapse. The PA has no political or military clout. Zionist regime is using PA to finance and run schools, hospitals and sanitary department in the West Bank on its behalf. This saves Tel aviv millions of dollars each year which is now provided by the US and EU.

Former Mossad agent and currently editor of Bittermelon.org website, Jossi Alpher, said: “The American still don’t get this. The administration somehow thainks that if it can get the talks started (without Hamas), they will succeed….”

Some Palestinian officials believe Abbas will still change his mind about resigning (his current term expired in January 2009) as he has several times in the past. If not, they worry there could be chaos among Palestinians (instigated by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan on behalf of USrael).

“This is hardly the first time the Palestinians have been outfoxed by Israel in Washington. Yet, they still don’t get it. They still don’t understand that in an era of Arab disarray and impotence, and particularly when confronted by a less than coherent new American policy departure, their smartest strategists should be traveling to Washington, not (with all due respect) to Cairo, Amman and Riyadh.

The real lesson of the settlement freeze fiasco concerns who understands Washington better, Netanyahu or Abu Mazen,” wrote Yossi Alpher on November 11, 2009.

http://rehmat1.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/abu-mazen-please-come-back/

]]> By: sami jamil jadallah http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/11/11/ayman-nijim-the-palestinian-status-quo-and-the-proclaimed-elections/#comment-12915 sami jamil jadallah Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:21:07 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=5073#comment-12915 Elections or no elections, it will not make a difference, since the PLO is the only party recognized by Israel as representative of the Palestinian people. As such if Hamas wins 100% of the vote it will not be recognized by Israel or the US or any other Arab or European countries since it is ONLY the PLO that has a right and manadate to negotiate. The Palestinian Authority is an instrument of the Jewish Occupation and the PLO jointly. As even if Abbas does not seek re-elections it makes no difference to the "negotiation process" since it is the PLO and Saeb Eurikat is the one who is in charge, not Salam Fayyad, not the PA.. do not know why Hamas should be interested in any elections... it makes no difference to the people... it makes all the difference to all the officials who become part of the government ... a limited chance for Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. Abbas will ccontiue to make decisions that affect the lives of people and support the occupation as chairman of the PLO... end of story. Elections or no elections, it will not make a difference, since the PLO is the only party recognized by Israel as representative of the Palestinian people. As such if Hamas wins 100% of the vote it will not be recognized by Israel or the US or any other Arab or European countries since it is ONLY the PLO that has a right and manadate to negotiate. The Palestinian Authority is an instrument of the Jewish Occupation and the PLO jointly. As even if Abbas does not seek re-elections it makes no difference to the "negotiation process" since it is the PLO and Saeb Eurikat is the one who is in charge, not Salam Fayyad, not the PA.. do not know why Hamas should be interested in any elections… it makes no difference to the people… it makes all the difference to all the officials who become part of the government … a limited chance for Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. Abbas will ccontiue to make decisions that affect the lives of people and support the occupation as chairman of the PLO… end of story.

]]> By: samer ismail http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/11/11/ayman-nijim-the-palestinian-status-quo-and-the-proclaimed-elections/#comment-12900 samer ismail Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:50:22 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=5073#comment-12900 Excellent analysis of the Palestinian issue and I hope that there is a connection between us in the future. My name is Samer Ismail translator journalist and analyst at the official site of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. thanks Excellent analysis of the Palestinian issue and I hope that there is a connection between us in the future. My name is Samer Ismail translator journalist and analyst at the official site of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
thanks

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