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Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal vows of planning a new political initiative that would discard vain negotiations and instead adopt resistance to redress Palestinian rights.

"Not much hope could be upheld for a future Palestinian state as long as the Zionist occupation persists; Israel pushes ahead with plans to build more homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem Al-Quds as well as the West Bank; and Palestinians are shorn of the right to free decision-making," Meshaal told al-Jazeera TV network on Wednesday.

The Hamas also noted that it was no surprise to hear that the so-called peace process with Israel has completely failed due to the 'Zionist obstinate refusal' to withhold commitments, the unswerving US support for Israel, and the bitter rifts among Palestinian factions and Arab weaknesses .

"The only way out of the current ordeal is the unanimous Palestinian factions' adoption of the resistance option," Meshaal said, describing the declaration of a Palestinian state as deceptive since there could be no independent state until the occupied lands are entirely liberated.

Speaking at a televised speech in the West Bank City of Ramallah on November 5, the 74-year-old acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel for the collapse of the political process, saying that the Palestinian Authority has carried out all its commitments and obligations while Israel continues to steal Palestinian land and build Jewish settlements.

This is while Israel gave approval on Tuesday for the construction of hundreds of new housing units in illegally annexed East Jerusalem Al-Quds, drawing international criticism as it drove another stake into troubled Middle East 'peace' efforts.

Calling the plan for construction of 900 new units in Gilo settlement as 'illegal', UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Israel to respect its commitments to cease all settlement activity under the Road Map.

Under the 2002 Roadmap for a 'Peace plan' brokered by the united States, the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia, Israel has to 'dismantle settlement outposts erected since 2001 and also freeze all settlement activities.'

It is estimated that there are almost 200,000 illegal Jewish settlers in the twelve or so Israeli settlements in Jerusalem Al-Quds. There are also about 300,000 more illegal Jewish settlers living in settlements across the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank.

The US Constitution was created by framers based on ‘separation of power’ doctrine. A basic definition of separation of powers is the idea that a government functions best when its powers are not concentrated in a single authority but are instead divided among different branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Such separation supposes to limit the possibility of abuse of power by government. Presidential (executive) power derives from the Constitution of the US. Under Article II Section 2 the president is approved to be a Commander in Chief of the Nation’s Armed Forces. Constitution grants to the President power to make war and puts on him national security responsibilities. The President as a top military official makes decision when, how and where to attack enemy of the state. Under the Constitution, the president is the federal official primarily responsible for the relations of the United States with foreign nations. The president appoints, with confirmation by the Senate: ambassadors, ministers, consuls and receives foreign ambassadors and other public officials. However, Congress is given the power to declare war, as well as create, regulate and finance the nation’s military capacity. Also, Article I Section 8 prohibits the use of any army appropriation for longer two years – a legacy of colonial mistrust, argues Polsky(pg.559).

 

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