David Singer

Palestine--Kerry Can't Keep Kidding Himself

US Secretary of State John Kerry's unshakeable belief that he could succeed in facilitating what had eluded former American Secretaries of State for the last 20 years--the creation of a 22nd Arab State in the West Bank and Gaza for the first time ever in recorded history - has been shattered following Israel cancelling the release of 26 prisoners convicted of terrorist attacks prior to the 1993 Oslo Accords.

Palestine--Kerry's Credibility Crashes As Abbas's Intransigence Increases

US Secretary of State John Kerry has seen his reputation and prestige shredded to tatters over the past few weeks.

Palestine--Kerry Risks Sacrificing Holy Land For Holy Dollar

"But now the holy dollar rules everybody's lives - Gotta make a million doesn't matter who dies" [Queensrÿche--Revolution Calling] US Secretary of State John Kerry has increased the possibility of renewed conflict in the Holy Land with some very confusing remarks this week refuting his earlier demand that the PLO recognize Israel as the Jewish State.

Palestine – A Stone’s Throw Away From Syria

It boggles the imagination that Australia’s national broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) could have been involved in a joint investigation between its premier Public Affairs show - “Four Corners” - and one of Australia’s leading newspapers – The Australian – in producing a 45 minute television documentary – “Stone Cold Justice” - examining the treatment of Palestinian children in Israel’s military court system.

Palestine – Obama Lacks Understanding and Vision

President Obama’s interview with Jeffrey Goldberg on 2 March exposed the President as a leader lacking in understanding and vision - bound to a 20 years old negotiating process that has proved an abject failure and will continue to do so until Obama finally declares it dead and buried.

Palestine - Jordan Gets Jittery Again

Jordan has become increasingly jittery after US Secretary of State John Kerry's framework agreement for peace missed meeting the second deadline for its release on 21 February - having initially been promised by the end of January.

Palestine--Kerry Oblivious To Demise Of Palestinian Authority

US Secretary of State John Kerry and the US State Department continue to cling to the illusion that the Palestinian Authority still exists--despite PLO insistence that it does not following this Decree on 3 January 2013:

Palestine - Kerry Confronts Ghosts In State Of Confusion

The semantic circus that first created a people known as the "Palestinians" in 1964 - who now claim an entitlement to their own independent State in " the occupied Palestinian Territories" - reached absurd heights with the following bizarre news item this week:

Palestine--Jordan Not Jumping For Joy

Jordan is becoming increasingly unhappy at the role US Secretary of State John Kerry might be planning for it in his eagerly anticipated framework agreement designed to end the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict.

Palestine--Collective Amnesia Spells Collective Disaster

US Secretary of State John Kerry has missed his own deadline of 31 January by not releasing his eagerly anticipated framework agreement designed to help end the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict. It will now be released by 21 February according to US Envoy Martin Indyk.

Palestine - Sharon's Legacy Haunts Obama And Kerry

President Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry have a lot on their minds as they grapple with conflicts and political issues involving countries like Syria, Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Afghanistan - which no doubt must be causing massive overloading of their respective memory banks.

Palestine - History and Geography Can Unblock Deadlock

It is a pity the US State Department chose to focus this week on the private remarks of Israel's Minister of Defence labelling US Secretary of State John Kerry as being delusional and messianic - rather than concentrating on PLO Chairman Abbas's very public remarks in the Jerusalem Post that go to the heart of the 130 years old Jewish-Arab conflict:

Palestine - Abbas Dismantles Kerry's Framework Agreement

PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has wasted no time dismantling US Secretary of State John Kerry's proposed framework agreement with an intemperate outburst affirming the PLO will never recognise Israel as the Jewish State.

Palestine – Kerry Cannot Succeed Whilst Jew-hatred Abounds

American Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Israel on 2 January for his tenth visit since March 2013 - reportedly bringing with him his own framework for peace designed to end the Arab-Jewish conflict that has eluded many attempts by others during the last 93 years - including the League of Nations and the United Nations.

Palestine - International Scandal Checkmates Israel

The 2013 World Youth Chess Championships just held in Abu Dhabi have been marred by the scandalous behaviour of the 120 national Chess Federations that agreed to compete against Israeli players as an unidentified group under the banner of FIDE - the World Chess Federation.

Palestine – European Union Embroiled In Financial Scandal

The European Union (EU) has become embroiled in a financial scandal of massive proportions in relation to the financial assistance given by it to the Palestinian Authority (PA) since 1994.

Palestine - No Elections, No Solution

The PLO negotiating team - headed by perennial negotiator Saeb Erekat - resigned this week in the middle of a nine month period set aside for intense and secret negotiations with Israel to achieve the creation of a second Arab state - in addition to Jordan - in former Mandatory Palestine.

Palestine - Kerry Destined For Political Scrapheap

US Secretary of State - John Kerry - has again succeeded in muddying the waters with the following headline-grabbing sentence uttered by him after meeting PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem this week:

Internet – Fertile Field Promoting Jew-hatred and Jew-bashing

The Internet has become one of the major contributors to the growing spread of Jew-hatred and assaults on Jews world wide.

Palestine - Bandar Candour Can Help End Arab-Jewish Conflict

Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief - Prince Bandar bin Sultan - made a secret visit to Jordan this week - according to a report in Ammon News dated 25 October - reportedly meeting with Jordanian officials to discuss recent developments in the region - especially the Syrian file.