If Cyprus was Like Israel
Upon gaining independence in 1960, almost 20% of the population of Cyprus were ethnic Turks; the constitution stated that the vice-president would be a Turk and that 30% of the 56 seats in the House of Representatives would be reserved for them.This reminds me of the sectarian power-sharing agreement of the Lebanese government and we […]
Israel Versus Palestine: Punctuating History And Narratives In The Middle East
Here is a way of looking at the history of the so-called Israeli occupation of so-called Palestinian land: History is narratives. Narratives are stories. Stories have beginnings, middles and endings. Human history has no end in sight so nobody knows how this story of our sojourn on Earth is going to end, or even if […]