THE latest Arab, Nov. 13 -- Israeli collusion has doomed the prospect of an independent Palestine, and the Middle East is undergoing political changes that will have profound long-term consequences for the region in particular and Asia in general.

The paramount question, however, is: What will happen to Palestinians living in the Israeli occupied territories?

Two possibilities are on the horizon: A one-state solution, which calls for merging the territories with Israel, and the other is to give Jordan parts of the West Bank and remodel the kingdom as a Palestinian nation.

Meanwhile, the so-called Abraham Accords have paved the way for the rise of a virtual Empire of Israel. This mini superpower will keep the region under its thumb for ...