" The real problem lies in the fact in the Arab and Islamic worlds there are
still too many people who have not come to terms with Israel’s existence in this part of the world. They continue to consider Israel an alien body or a cancer that needs to be removed for once and for all.
And that’s basically why there still isn’t peace in the Middle East."
Khaled Abu Toameh, September 15, 2009 Hudson New York
Who is Obstructing Middle East Peace?
The US Administration is in the final stages of preparing a new initiative that would, according to recent reports in the media, require Arabs and Muslims to embark on a process of normalization with Israel once the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu freezes construction in West Bank settlements.
However, even if Netanyahu were to announce tomorrow morning that he is suspending all construction in the settlements, it is highly unlikely that the Arab and Islamic countries would rush to normalize relations with Israel.
Many Arab and Islamic countries have already made it crystal-clear that even if Israel would stop the construction, they would not take such a step.
