What peace question answers will Palestinians and Israelis deliver on the eve of the international meeting organized by American President George W. Bush this Autumn? And will these answers as they are proposed be enough to make the breakthrough needed toward two states for two peoples?
The Middle East “peace question”, again to debate
Returning to Clinton Parameters and Taba negotiations
By Walid Salem, 25th September 2007
The Cold War with Iran
Bush and Peatraeus: What has and hasn’t been said of public opinion
By Ricardo Israel Zipper, 25th September 2007
To what is the continued US strategy in Iraq responding? Mitigating the effects of a civil war… or surrounding Iran? Understand in the following what George W. Bush and General Peatraeus said in their joint appearance before Congress. And most importantly: what they didn’t say with respect to Iran. The return of contention.
Al Qaeda’s shade in Lebanon
The attack on Spanish troops, a terrorist debut of Fatah al Islam
By Manuel Torres Soriano, 10th July 2007
Although the terrorist group Fatah Al Islam (Sunni) is in a consolidation stage, they still are far from replacing the Al Qaeda mark in Lebanon: this situation should be taken advantage of in order to neutralize their Yihadista’s aspirations before it is too late.
The UNIFIL in the Middle of an Internal Turmoil 
By George Emile Irani (for Safe Democracy)
Why the attack against the Spanish contingent in Lebanon is a wake up call to tackle the urgent problems undermining stability in the country.
PLUS: Lebanon and the Salafist challenge, by George E. Irani
Who will do what in the Middle East now?
By Walid Salem (for Safe Democracy)
What motivations made Hamas commit this Coup d’etat now? For what reasons was it so easy for them to take control of the security forces? What should each of the state holders do directly or indirectly within the conflict? In the following you have the responses.
PLUS: Gaza Coup D’etat (Part I), by Walid Salem
Walid Salem explains the process of Islamization in Gaza has come. Its confrontation with the Palestinian Nationalism. The future of life in Gaza. The security, the political map and the Economy in the first section of his two part article.
The break between Gaza and West Bank and the peace process 
By Mario Sznajder (for Safe Democracy)
Mario Sznajder believes that the violent conflicts between Hamas and Fatah in the Gaza Strip demonstrate the inexistence of Palestinian institutionalism in all its magnitude. The asymmetry between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority not only derails any negotiation but it generates a conflict of low intensity in which the Israeli society suffers, but the Palestinian society suffers much more, affirms.
Talking Amidst Anarchy 
By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam (for Safe Democracy)
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam applauds recent Iranian-American dialogue as a positive step, but notes that there are still many barriers stunting the growth of relations between the two countries. He adds that in order to continue progress, the people of both countries should criticize and check the State, and take peace into their own hands.
The Next Steps for Peace in the Middle East and West Asia
Opening dialogue between the West and Islam
By Sohail Mahmood, 14th June 2007
Sohail Mahmood details the next steps that should be taken in order to create peace and stability in the Middle East, placing special emphasis on dialogue between the Western and Islamic worlds, and the power of every individual to make a difference.
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