At first, Israelis tried and succeeded using intimidation.

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has dragged on for decades without any solution or any glimmer of hope for a solution.

Like many other Palestinians, the US consulate on Agron Road in Jerusalem brings back many memories and, of course, lots of discussions, debates and, yes, arguments.

Europe has done a lot for Palestine. It has been the strongest and most reliable partner for Palestine, providing Palestinians with a variety of supportive actions and supporting the government with budgetary aid to ensure its continuity.

As a result of the Israeli occupation, and specifically after the Oslo Accords, East Jerusalem has been isolated.

The general amnesty draft law that the government of Omar Razzaz presented to Parliament gave many in Jordan a reason to have hope.

Palestinian foreign ministry officials were in a quandary in recent months.

The decision by the powerful Fateh Central Committee to replace Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah’s government with a Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) government, headed by a member of the central committee, is likely to shake up Palestinian politics.Until now, the

States normally fail when the smaller identities of individuals become more important than the larger identity. In Lebanon, when being Muslim or Christian, Druze or Shiite became more important than being Lebanese, the country was embroiled in a terrible civil war.