Middle East 'festering'
Since the Palestinian National Council declared unilateral independence in 1988, more than 130 countries have recognisd the sovereign state of Palestine, with Sweden and the UK recently voting in favour of Palestinian statehood.
The ultimate goal is for every person to have a fair and equal vote regardless of their ethnicity, religious affiliation and sexual orientation.
Until the struggle to promote justice and liberation for one and all is globally recognised and advocated as a step forward, the marginalised, passively oppressed Palestinian citizens of Israel remain regarded as second-class citizens in a state prescribed for Jews only.
Defiant bullyrag settlement expansion is at an all-time high, as there are now 350,000 semi-illegal settlers in the West Bank.
The rejection of the hawkish right to national self-determination for Palestinians reflects an unruly and leaderless reconfigured Middle East featuring Turkey versus Iran, Iran versus Saudi Arabia and tactical alliances vying for supremacy.
Egypt, once described as “the anchor of the Arab world”, has been sidelined due to its internal political and economic woes.
There are churning tensions cutting across existing borders, and festering regional turmoil issues include uncivil wars; Sunni versus Shiite polarisation; capitalism versus imperialism; imperialism versus democracy; revolution versus authoritarianism; high unemployment; a lack of food and water; the corruption of the elite; and coping with the worldwide economic crisis.
The Kurds are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East, comprising about 38 million people, and are desperately searching for some semblance of national autonomy free from suppression.
The geopolitics of the 21st century expanded the usual oily motives, vested interest culprits with imperial ambitions to the manipulative US/Israel bond, a resurgent Russia and the Asian invasion friendly facilitator, China.
No Holds Bard Dr Charles Frederickson
