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New Report from Strategic Foresight Group: Inclusive Semi-Permanent Conference for the Middle East

The launch of the Annapolis Conference process initially instilled some hope in the Middle East. However, this process is not without hurdles. Israel’s Prime Minister has since publicly stated that he was not necessarily bound by the Annapolis target. Sections of the Arab media have viewed the conference with a degree of scepticism. The Annapolis Conference is a welcome initiative at a time when nothing else seems to provide hope but it is rendered ineffective since it aims to ignore, as a deliberate strategy, some of the players in the region. Such an approach does not recognise the increasingly complex character of the situation in the Middle East. Until a decade ago, the conflict in the Middle East was primarily between Israel and the Palestinians represented by PLO. This was especially true after Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan and came close to entering into a peace agreement with Syria. Since then several new dimensions have been added to the conflict, bringing in new actors. Download and read the full report, including important sections about water and its relation to conflict and cooperation at: http://www.strategicforesight.com/Inclusive%20Semi-Permanent%20Conference%20for%20the%20Middle%20East.pdf