Ismail Patel is the chairman and founding member of the Friends of Al-Aqsa. His other roles include: Spokesperson for the British Muslim Initiative; Senior Advisor to the Conflicts Forum, (which seeks to establish a new understanding of political Islam in the West and has a membership group spanning diplomats, academics and journalists); Director of IslamExpo; and member of the Special Advisory Board of Clear Conscience. http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/ContributorPageList/IsmailPatel/tabid/82/BlogId/1281/language/en-US/Default.aspx en-GB moderator@openmindsblogspot.com admin@domain1227954.sites.fasthosts.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:42:51 GMT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:42:51 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.29758 Any initiative that brings Israelis and Palestinians together should be welcomed, no matter how unlikely it is to change the facts on the ground. But however much hope the world had for peace in the run up to the Annapolis conference on Tuesday, it was clear that little would be achieved in this gathering of the down and discredited. http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/ContributorPageList/IsmailPatel/tabid/82/EntryID/83/language/en-US/Default.aspx moderator@openmindsblogspot.com http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/ContributorPageList/IsmailPatel/tabid/82/EntryID/83/language/en-US/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/Default.aspx?tabid=82&EntryID=83 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:51:00 GMT 0 http://www.openmindsblogspot.com/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=83