Let the Quartet Die

Middle East Times by Rami G. Khouri | Sep. 29, 2008 (Opinion)

One of the great hopes and subsequent disappointments in modern Middle Eastern diplomacy has been the "Quartet" of four major international players that was supposed to monitor, shepherd and promote Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking during the past five years. The group - comprised of Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations - has not only failed to advance the peace process since its establishment in 2002; astoundingly, it has ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Middle East, European Union, Israel, Palestine, Foreign Policy
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Sep 29, 2008 - 8:04 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), James Canning (review)
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James Canning
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 by James Canning - Oct. 2, 2008

Although I disagree entirely with the author's conclusion, that the Quartet (US/EU/UN/Russia) should be terminated, this piece does an excellent job of exposing how the US subverted the peace process by in effect acting as the agent of Israel, and in fact acting as the agent of the Israeli militarists and religious fantatics trying to prevent the creation of a viable independent Palestine.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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