Saturday, September 10, 2011

12th Day: The Story of an Embassy

Do you remember the out-of-the-blue trip Mahmoud Abbas made to Lebanon around a month ago?
The trip was both symbolic and conciliatory. The result was a surprise Embassy in Beirut.
Mahmoud Abbas and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati loved on each other, then opened the embassy.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Aug-18/Abbas-inaugurates-Palestinian-Embassy-in-Beirut.ashx#axzz1XP7jiXuO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Accord
http://prrn.mcgill.ca/research/papers/geneva_refugees_2.pdf