The Middle East Peace Process is falling into pieces.
This imaginary concept was meant to stay just in our imaginations and never to be materialized.
For many years, the leaders in the regions have made many commitments and none has been implemented except for few hand shakes and photo-opportunities.
The region has undergone many summits and declarations and yet people on the ground have witnessed more of the same: occupation, settlements, destructions, bombs, massacres and all non-peaceful actions.
Now close to two decades of patting on the back and smiles to cameras, where is the so called road map heading under the tutelage of the United States, Russia and the European Union? Looking at the bright side, we see that the arch enemies of the past are talking to one another.
Israel was recognized by few Arab countries and Palestinians established what is so called "The Palestinian Authority" in the part of West Bank and Gaza.
Egypt and Jordan established diplomatic relationships and signed peace treaties.
Israel safeguarded for the time being its southern and eastern flanks and concentrated its efforts on the remaining issues with the Palestinians in addition to Syria and Lebanon.
Although these accomplishments might reward few statesmen with the Nobel Prize for Peace, yet this peace remains fragile and cold.
No warm relationship was detected and fostered between the Israeli citizens and the people of Arab neighbors who choose to make peace on governmental level.
Trade between the trio countries of Israel, Egypt and Jordan is disappointing.
Mistrust is still omnipresent despite the frequent visits between high ranking officials.
Egypt has caught Israel spying and accusations of arms smuggling into Gaza is widespread from the Egyptian borders.
Annapolis Conference last December in the United States was hailed as a great success by the Israeli government whose members set side by side with almost all of the Arab delegates.
Syria has reluctantly attended the conference at low level delegates to appease other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt and also to smooth relationship with the America and the West.
Palestinians received, as on past occasions, several commitments and promises and they will end up being shelved for future administrations or conferences.
The region is not yet ripe for peace.
Israel has not defined itself and its role.
Peace to them means something different than what it means to the Palestinians.
Land and power is more valuable to them while Arab countries are still struggling with issues as democracy and freedom.
They remain under ruled by semi-dictatorships and monarch that they give little attention to the ordinary citizen and care more about the success or failure to hold to power.
Until there is a drastic change, little progress will be made and achieved toward "peace.
"
This imaginary concept was meant to stay just in our imaginations and never to be materialized.
For many years, the leaders in the regions have made many commitments and none has been implemented except for few hand shakes and photo-opportunities.
The region has undergone many summits and declarations and yet people on the ground have witnessed more of the same: occupation, settlements, destructions, bombs, massacres and all non-peaceful actions.
Now close to two decades of patting on the back and smiles to cameras, where is the so called road map heading under the tutelage of the United States, Russia and the European Union? Looking at the bright side, we see that the arch enemies of the past are talking to one another.
Israel was recognized by few Arab countries and Palestinians established what is so called "The Palestinian Authority" in the part of West Bank and Gaza.
Egypt and Jordan established diplomatic relationships and signed peace treaties.
Israel safeguarded for the time being its southern and eastern flanks and concentrated its efforts on the remaining issues with the Palestinians in addition to Syria and Lebanon.
Although these accomplishments might reward few statesmen with the Nobel Prize for Peace, yet this peace remains fragile and cold.
No warm relationship was detected and fostered between the Israeli citizens and the people of Arab neighbors who choose to make peace on governmental level.
Trade between the trio countries of Israel, Egypt and Jordan is disappointing.
Mistrust is still omnipresent despite the frequent visits between high ranking officials.
Egypt has caught Israel spying and accusations of arms smuggling into Gaza is widespread from the Egyptian borders.
Annapolis Conference last December in the United States was hailed as a great success by the Israeli government whose members set side by side with almost all of the Arab delegates.
Syria has reluctantly attended the conference at low level delegates to appease other Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt and also to smooth relationship with the America and the West.
Palestinians received, as on past occasions, several commitments and promises and they will end up being shelved for future administrations or conferences.
The region is not yet ripe for peace.
Israel has not defined itself and its role.
Peace to them means something different than what it means to the Palestinians.
Land and power is more valuable to them while Arab countries are still struggling with issues as democracy and freedom.
They remain under ruled by semi-dictatorships and monarch that they give little attention to the ordinary citizen and care more about the success or failure to hold to power.
Until there is a drastic change, little progress will be made and achieved toward "peace.
"
Source...