Palestine: James Wolfensohn to resign
James Wolfensohn has announced he will quit has as Special Envoy of the Quartet to Palestine. Mr. Wolfensohn, appointed by Bill Clinton to head the World Bank in 1995, was nominally handed the task of spearheading reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the unilateral Israeli evacuation. It is a shame that his efforts were largely ignored by the press. I saw him mentioned only once --in relation to raising private funds to buy Israeli-owned greenhouses to save them from destruction.
Mr. Wolfensohn said the Quartet left him with an empty mandate. No kidding. The Road Map is path to nowhere.
Mr. Wolfensohn said the Quartet left him with an empty mandate. No kidding. The Road Map is path to nowhere.
posted by Nur-al-Cubicle | 8:23 AM
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"JAMES Wolfensohn, the envoy for major international brokers in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, says he is considering quitting because his mandate is still unclear weeks after Hamas won an election.
Australian-born Mr Wolfensohn, the former World Bank head, had been charged by the Quartet brokers - the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations - with raising funds for Palestinians after last year's Israeli pullout from Gaza."
Is how news.com online from his native australia reports it ..."considering quitting ".
Known for his theatrical outbursts, in which he was well schooled by Sigmund Warburg, this may just be throwing the toys out of the pram.
Thankless task however ... fancy investing in greenhouses in Gaza ?
I thought Wolfensohn was simply playing his part in "get Hamas" strategy --with the US picking up its toys (and boys) and going home. Or perhaps Duyba hung him out to dry after using him for the necessary cachet in helping Sharon orchestrate his unilateral pullout. I wonder whether Wolfensohn accepted the mission willingly or is just a roleplayer in the Middle East Peace Farce.
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