Aug 26 2010
US, Israel and Palestinians in Tripartite Talks, but Will They Succeed?
Under much international and Arab pressure, Palestinian leaders finally buckled and accepted to hold direct talks with Israel. Many Palestinians believe that the intended talks are nothing but a photo opportunity that aims to create the impression of a peace process while avoiding making any substantive commitments.
In a season when images represent the narrative, a political cartoon in the Jordanian newspaper a Al Ghad daily newspaper captured the Palestinian and Arab skepticism in the peace process. Emad Hajjaj captured the moment by repeating the Facebook image of the female Israeli soldier posing in front of a blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinians by making the old man none other than the Palestinian leader Abbas sitting across the negotiating table across from a smiling Israeli female soldier that represents Israel. Continue Reading »