Israel
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | July 30th, 2001 | Trackback
While peace talks were underway at Camp David some 100,000 protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to express their anger with Prime Minister Barak’s willingness to compromise. The demonstration underscores the difficulties facing all parties in trying to bury their long-standing enmities. Steer clear of such gatherings, which can be unpredictable.
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Israel
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | July 24th, 2001 | Trackback
The violence that has swept out from Jerusalem’s Old City to the West Bank and Gaza Strip has made travel to Israel inadvisable at this time. There’s no telling yet if the peace process will survive the current violence; the events of the past week are the most discouraging in years.
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Israel
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | July 24th, 2001 | Trackback
Travel to the Middle East should be deferred because of the recent and ongoing conflict in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Anti-Israeli demonstrations have occurred throughout the region and violent protests took place at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria. Until the fighting diminishes and tensions begin to ease, unrest could occur almost anywhere in the region.
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Israel
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | July 16th, 2001 | Trackback
Work has been furious on all sides of the peace equation in recent weeks, but the only certainty to emerge is that it is easier to destroy the peace effort than to seal an agreement. Tit-for-tat killings and terrorist bombings have dimmed even the most optimistic hopes that a solution could be confirmed before President Clinton leaves office January 20. Beyond that date there is little hope, especially with hardliner Ariel Sharon leading Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak by a substantial margin in polls just weeks before the Feb. 6 election. Travel to the region remains risky, with little certainty about what level of violence could occur or where it might happen.
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