Khaled Meshaal, Hamas Leader

Obama’s election has been received extremely well by the majority of world leaders and institutions.

Latest events come to show that even terrorists groups like him more than they did President Bush; during his mandate, the United States have totally rejected the idea of keeping contact with the Islamic terrorist groups, and they did not seem willing to do so either.

In order to try to solve the political problems in the Middle East, Hamas have announced their availability to discuss with the President-elect Barack Obama.

Representatives of the Islamic movement have ensured that, as long as Obama will respect their rights and political convictions, they are willing to meet with him.

Obama has visited Israel this past July and has told Hamas leaders that the only way to have better relations with the US was to stop the acts of violence and officially recognize the existence of Israel as a separate state.

Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State

A year after the peace talks held in Annapolis, Maryland, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has scheduled a four-day visit to several countries in the Middle East.

The purpose of this visit is to advance peace talks with the authorities of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Palestinian territories.

Rice will be leaving on the 5th of November, after knowing the results of the US elections. She will meet the EU, US, UN and Russia representatives in Egypt, at the Sharm el-Sheikh resort.

This trip comes as a consequence of recent reports that show the Middle East Quartet have been failing their mission of maintaining control over the peace process.

Last year, the peace talks that have been held in the US have been an effort to initiate a process of reconciling Israel and Palestinians. The meeting was not very successful then, and it doesn’t promise to bring great results this year either. The two sides have remained in deep conflict ever since.