“The American administration is trying to achieve any gain in the shadow of the embarrassment hitting it because of its failures in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine after the failure of Israel's war on Lebanon and the retreat of America's project in the region.” TryingWarAmericaAchieveProjectsShadowGainsIraqIsraelAdministrationRegionsAfghanistanHittingRetreatPalestineEmbarrassmentLebanon Author:Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
“I hope that Americans will give careful and well-informed thought to root causes and historical realities, in which case I think they will question why a supposedly 'legitimate' state such as Israel has had to conduct decades of war against a subject refugee population without ever achieving its goals.” ThinkingGivingWellsWarStatesRealityCausesGoalCasesAchieveSubjectsRootsHistoricalPopulationCarefulIsraelDecadesRefugeeRoot Cause Author:Ismail Haniyeh
“I was born Jewish and so I remain, even if that's unacceptable for many. For me, the vocation of Israel is bringing light to the goyim. That's my hope and I believe that Christianity is the means for achieving it.” IfsBelieveMeanLightI BelieveBornChristianityAchieveIsraelVocationGoyim Author:Jean-Marie Lustiger
“I imagine, like all his predecessors, Barak Obama would like to achieve greatness in bringing peace in the Middle East. I hope it will not be at the expense of Israel.” ImagineMiddleAchieveGreatnessIsraelEastExpensesMiddle EastPredecessorsAchieve GreatnessBringing PeaceBarak Obama Author:Elie Wiesel
“I think Hamas should be challenged to consider really embracing Gandhi and Dr. Kings philosophy of advocating nonviolence as a way to achieve self determination, end occupation, achieve unity within their country, and gain allies within Israel. I think this idea of an eye for and eye, a rocket for a bomb, will never bring about peace for either side.” ThinkingWayShouldIdeasEndsSelfCountryPhilosophyEyeSidesAchieveKingsGainsDeterminationUnityIsraelBombsOccupationAlliesSelf DeterminationNonviolenceDrsRocketsAdvocatingHamas Author:Jesse Jackson
“Already there exists a growing international concern that Israel has become "an apartheid state" pursuing policies manifesting a "settler colonial" mentality. Such perceptions pose a challenge to postcolonial international society that will not be indefinitely ignored, especially if Palestinians achieve greater unity and tactical focus.” IfsStatesChallengesGreaterFocusGrowingAchievePolicyPerceptionConcernUnityInternationalIsraelManifestMentalityPalestinianIgnoredApartheidTacticalSettlers Author:Richard A. Falk
“It is our responsibility as the stronger party [Israel], as the occupying power, to convince the Palestinians that they can achieve their basic national aims, their just national aspirations, without violence. Unfortunately, the behavior of the Sharon administration, and before this of the Barak administration, has shown the Palestinians the opposite: namely, that they will achieve nothing without violence.” PartyResponsibilityViolenceAchieveBehaviorOppositesStrongerAimIsraelAdministrationAspirationConvincePalestinianSharon Author:Uri Avnery