Palestinians spell out their vision of the future in peace blueprint

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Written by Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem
Published: 21 November 2007 21 November 2007
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Sweeping security, fiscal and political reforms are promised in the most detailed blueprint for the creation of a Palestinian state yet drawn up by the emergency government headed by Prime Minister Salam Fayad.

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Our man in the labyrinth

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Written by Julian Borger in Cairo for The Guardian Julian Borger in Cairo for The Guardian
Published: 21 November 2007 21 November 2007
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Guardian Diplomatic editor Julian Borger joins British foreign secretary David Miliband on his whistle-stop tour of the Middle East, and finds the foreign secretary's hopes undimmed for a rekindling of the peace process

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Afghanistan 'falling into Taliban hands'

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Written by Richard Norton-Taylor, Guardian Unlimited Richard Norton-Taylor, Guardian Unlimited
Published: 21 November 2007 21 November 2007
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The Taliban has a permanent presence in 54% of Afghanistan and the country is in serious danger of falling into the group's hands, according to a report by an independent thinktank with long experience in the area.

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Israel's Dilemma in Palestine: A Land With People, For a People with a Plan

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Written by LUDWIG WATZAL LUDWIG WATZAL
Published: 21 November 2007 21 November 2007
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Two rabbis, visiting Palestine in 1897, observed that the land was like a bride, "beautiful, but married to another man". By which they meant that, if a place was to be found for a Jewish "homeland" in Palestine, the indigenous inhabitants had to leave. Where should the people of Palestine go? Squaring that circle has been the essence of Israel´s dilemma ever since its establishment and the cause of the Palestinian tragedy that it led to. It has remained insoluble. Ghada Karmi's new book, Married To Another Man, Israel´s Dilemma in Palestine, (published by Pluto Press, London-Ann Arbor) shows that the major reason for this failure was the original and unresolved Zionist quandary of how to create and maintain a Jewish state in a land inhabited by another people. Zionism was never able to resolve the problem of "the other man".

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Israeli and Palestinian Perspectives on Annapolis

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Written by Naomi Chazan (Brit Tzedek) and Rafi Dajani (ATFP) Naomi Chazan (Brit Tzedek) and Rafi Dajani (ATFP)
Published: 21 November 2007 21 November 2007
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[These perspectives of the upcoming conference are provided by moderate Israeli/Palestinians who are advocates of a two state solution . . . Editor]

Brit Tzedek asked two of our allies, Naomi Chazan, professor of Political Science and former Member of Knesset with the Meretz party in Israel, and Rafi Dajani, the Executive Director of the American Task Force on Palestine, to answer several questions about the upcoming Annapolis peace conference, tentatively scheduled for November 27.

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