Arab Peace Initiative

In November 1970, Hafiz al-Asad, a member of the Socialist Ba'th Party, seized power in a bloodless mutiny and brought political stability to the country. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. During the 1990’s Syria and Israel held occasional peace talks over its return. Following the death of President al-Asad, his son, Bashar al-Asad, was approved as president by popular vote in July 2000. Syria is now identified as a republic under an

percent is Jewish; most of the rest of Israel 's population is Arab. The term "Arab" denotes persons descended from tribes inhabiting the Arabian Peninsula or persons speaking the Arabic language. By this definition, there are about 250 million Arabs worldwide, most found in the group of countries occupying North Africa and the western part of the Middle East. Most Arabs are Muslims, but a significant minority (about 10 percent) in the Arab Middle East are Christians, and some are secular (profess no

ne of the central problems of international politics is that of cooperation or lack of cooperation. Though, cooperation is not always possible or a welcome idea when it comes to states making decisions. Creating and claiming value are two of the most fundamental aspects of negotiation strategy that exist, but there is tension with one another. In any negotiation, the delegates need to decide which course of action to take whether that be competitive, cooperative, or some of both. David Lax and

were occupied in war. The Arab League, an organisation that represented all of the Arab countries, promised its support for Nasser and Arab enmity towards Israel amplified still further. There were also key changes in other parts of the Middle East, which had conventionally supported the West. The pro-western system in Iraq was overthrown in 1958 and Syria and Libya both began to look to the Soviet Union for military aid. In 1958 Syria and Egypt created the United Arab Republic, this lasted for three

The Arab League 's Purpose is to strengthen the relations between member states, coordinate policies, and be a safeguard to independence & sovereignty. The organization also has to purpose to serve as an actor to close co-operation between member states on certain issues that may arise. The following matters that the Arab League oversees are any economic or financial affair; this includes commercial and customer relations and currency. They also have the power to be an actor in the co-operation of

leadership, Algiers has become “a much sought after interlocutor in major world capitals” (Ghilès). His civil concord and national reconciliation initiatives to re-establish peace and security at home, and his projects to revive the economy of his troubled nation, and to re-integrate Algeria, one of the potentially richest and important countries in the Arab world, in international trade and diplomacy persuaded many foreign countries to mend relations with Algiers. Although Algeria’s relations with

Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflicts in the Middle East have been an on-going issue since the establishment of Israel in 1948. The primary cause of the fighting between Arab-Israeli is the rejection of Israel exists in the Middle East. The first known outburst of Arab-Israeli conflict occurred in 1948. The United Nations stepped in to ensure peace in the Middle East, but that peace ended in 1967 when Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian President, instigated another war, with the intent to annihilate

Israel P.L.O. Peace Treaty The Middle East has always been known as the Holy Land, the land of the Bible. For centuries, prophets have walked there, nations have collided and conquerors have come and gone. While Jews claim a three thousand-year-old attachment to this ancient land, Arabs also stake their devotion. In 1993, these two peoples, involved in a tragic conflict that has lasted more than half a century, saw the possibility of a new beginning. It was called the Oslo Accord, and it transformed

I. Background to the crisis in Syria Protests asking for the release of political prisoners began mid-March 2011 and were immediately met by Syrian security forces who at first detained and attacked protestors with batons, and later opened gunfire, and deployed tanks and naval ships against civilians. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to halt the violence and implement meaningful reforms demanded by protestors such as the lifting of emergency law, broader political representation and a freer

the middle east have emerged: 1) the US can do as it likes because the Arab gulf states depend on the US in order to not be overthrown 2) ignoring other Arab gulf states wishes and opinions 3) ignoring the fate of the Palestinian people. Intent of the book is to show that USA has acted as a dishonest broker between Israel and the US, and has “instead acted as israel’s lawyer” (p.xxxvi) Palestinian human rights, peace processes, and their right to self-determination was not brought back up