David Singer

Gaza - Stateless, Leaderless, Mindless and Powerless

"A humanitarian crisis" is how the Arab League described Gaza as it was plunged into darkness when its only power plant was shut down three days after Israel ceased the delivery of fuel supplies to the trouble-plagued territory. Fuel supplies have now been resumed but continued supply is certain to be disrupted.

President Bush leaves lasting legacy for Arab League

President George Bush delivered a severe rebuff to the Arab League in remarks made by him at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on 10 January 2008 ( "the King David Declaration").

President Bush, the PLO, Rocket Science - and Commonsense

President Bush's last ditch effort to save his two state vision will reach a climax with his visit to Israel and the West Bank this week.

Has the PLO lost the plot - or missed the boat?

Instead of immediately entering into negotiations with Israel - the promised outcome of the recent Annapolis meeting called by President Bush - the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has wasted the past two weeks demanding Israel totally cease all current building activities in the West Bank as a condition of those negotiations proceeding.

His Beatitude’s Attitude Leaves Bush With No Latitude

President Bush must be aghast at the call for the rejection of Israel as the Jewish State made by the top Roman Catholic clergyman in Israel - His Beatitude Michel Sabbah Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Paris Produces Palestinian Funding Frenzy

Ninety Nations meeting in Paris this week fell over themselves in the rush to pledge US$7.4 billion dollars over the next three years - US$1.8 billion more than anticipated - in a desperate attempt to salvage their greatest failure in international diplomacy - the creation of a new Arab state between Israel and Jordan.

Liberating the Palestine Liberation Organisation

For better or for worse Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) are the parties that will - for the next 12 months - be negotiating the resolution of sovereignty in the West Bank with a view to ultimately creating a new independent Arab State between Israel and Jordan. These identical parties have been negotiating on the same issue for the last 14 years without the slightest sign of success.

Annapolis drop-ins and “Mary Poppins”

The spotlight is now directly focused on Annapolis as preparations are finalised for the opening night of the proposed revival of the show "Road Map" - first conceived by President George Bush in 2002.

Annapolis turns into Fantasyland

Fantasy is rapidly overtaking reality threatening to turn President George Bush's upcoming international meeting in Annapolis into a real farce - if the following classic statements are any guide:

Annapolis—wedding or disaster of the year…

Best Man--President George Bush--and Matron of Honour--Condoleezza Rice--are becoming increasingly frustrated as the reluctant bride--Israel--and a very impatient groom--the Palestinian Authority--continue haggling over the substantial dowry the groom is demanding from the bride's family before the wedding of the year can go ahead in Annapolis this month--or maybe next month.

Clinton, Carter, Condoleezza and Candour

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack revealed this week that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been talking to ex-Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton about their experiences in trying to negotiate peace between Israel and its Arab enemies.

Has President Bush’s Vision Succumbed To Reality?

President Bush appears to have abandoned any hope of creating a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan.

Should Israel Swap Land For War or Peace

Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) are reportedly looking at swapping land in the West Bank for land in Israel as a means of overcoming the PA's long standing demand that all 6,205 square kms of the West Bank be handed over to the PA by Israel as a necessary precondition for peace.

Bush Ambushed by Arab Perfidy

President Bush, supposedly the world's most powerful man, is being humiliated and hung out to dry by the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League as they use their collective muscle to try and change the focus and possibly cause the cancellation of next month's international meeting called by the President.

Myanmar and Israel—Fighting the Semantic Wars

Is it "Myanmar" or "Burma"? "Yangon" or "Rangoon"? Burma and its major city Rangoon were renamed Myanmar and Yangon in 1989 by the military junta that had seized power there at that time.