THE BITTER FRIENDS – HANIYEH AND NETANYAHU SERVE EACH OTHER, WHEN NECESSARY

For nearly a hundred years, the city of Jerusalem has been the scene of violent confrontations between Jews and Arabs. This is the most recent of struggles over this most disputed city that have continued for more than three thousand years. This may have been a holy city for millennia, but it has yet to be a citadel of peace in the long term. Supporters of this idea had hoped the so-called ‘peace process’ might indeed deliver calm and stability, and perhaps joint governance and social unity between Arabs and Israelis. However, opposing parties within these ...


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