|
The death of hundreds of people in Gaza brought into
limelight once again the happenings in the Occupied
Territories. But the final solution to the conflict
evades analysts and political observers particularly
those working within the Western media whose portrayal
of the issue has always been on this assumption: that it
is a result of competing national aspirations of the
Jews and Muslims for their own state. In order to
understand any issue, knowledge of its origin and
background is vital. The Palestinian conflict has been
given the utmost coverage, only to cover the truths and
give recognition to the myths surrounding its very
nature.
So what is the nature of the conflict? Who are the
interested parties in the Palestinian question? What are
the pitfalls of the countless solutions coming out from
Arab and Western capitals? Why have the continued
killings of Palestinians generated so much passion among
the Arab masses but only statements of regret from their
governments? How does it differ from other contemporary
wars between nations?
This forum aims not only to dispel the myths and false
premises which have together created a flood of analyses
on the so-called ‘Israel-Palestine’ conflict, but also
aims to give an overview, historical and current
perspective, on the issue.
|
