Maryland: Fayyad

July 9, 2009 - 11:23 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Reporter

Fayyad and Syria’s Regime Lie, Americans Applaud

By Barry Rubin
The Aspen Daily News, the publication of the affluent, conspicuous-consumption ski resort in Colorado, is not a major media outlet. Yet how beautifully this society sheet illustrates the spirit of an age in which self-described beautiful people applaud the ugly terrorists and dictatorships!
“Palestinian prime minister: Jews would be welcome in future state,” reads [...]

June 28, 2009 - 10:15 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Reporter

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Response: A Narrative He Dares Not Speak

By Barry Rubin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s big policy speech received global attention. Not so that of his Palestinian counterpart, Salam Fayyad. Fayyad’s June 22 presentation deserves careful analysis.
Fayyad is prime minister for one reason only: to please Western governments and financial donors. Lacking political skill, ideological influence, or strong support base, Fayyad does keep [...]