TR EMERITUS

Any discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will see three sides locking horns, two with extreme views having no middle ground, and a third with some semblance of balance but always a hidden bias. One single bone of contention that stands in the way of a resolution is Palestinian statehood is mutually exclusive to many... 

Imagine living in a 25-storey block and suddenly a bomb dropped, sending it crumbling to the ground. Anyone who is alive is lucky or unlucky to have survived. This is the reality for Palestinians in the past three weeks when Israel aided and abetted by America and its allies dropped more than 8000 bombs on civilians killing... 

I doubt Israel will be made to pay compensation for the damage it caused. I also don't think Israel will provide any aid. Ideally, rich Arab countries will help. It is pointless to receive aid from America, Britain or Europe. However Palestinians may have no choice but to suffer the humiliation of receiving compensation in the...