Editorial
Close to a century has elapsed since the start of the Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine, now known as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The years have failed to end it. On the contrary, it has increased in fierceness and violence. One of the parties to the conflict has already realized its goal: a sovereign and independent state. The other is still struggling to achieve this aim. What is becoming increasingly obvious is that the conflict is spilling over beyond the region, inspiring radicals and extremists who are using it as justification for their actions. This conflict which - so far - is national in nature threatens to turn into a conflict between Muslims and Jews.
The international community that played an active role after the Second World War in helping the creation of the Jewish state of Israel has, for many decades, turned a deaf ear to the demands of the Palestinian people for freedom and justice. It was wrongly assumed that the Palestinian refugees would give up their d
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