This is with reference to the article “In search of a strategy” by Ramzy Baroud (May 19). It is so sad to note that the Palestinians are still without any strategy. It has been more than six decades since their displacement from their ancestral lands. Unfortunately, as aptly pointed out by the writer the Palestinians continue to remain a divided people. The friction between haves and have-nots is apparently at work in the occupied lands due to which a plausible solution to this problem remains elusive. Factional fighting, on the other hand, is creating further problems. I am not a historian but I believe that as long as Yasser Arafat lived, he continued to serve as a bridge between all segments of the Palestinian society. After Arafat, Palestinians did not find a leader of his stature.

The role of a leader is very important. Lucky are those nations who find selfless people to steer them out of crisis. — Irshad Haqqani, Riyadh