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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