In the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Jordanian officials and activists reassert the critical role of Palestinian self-determination in achieving lasting peace and security in the Middle East.
CAIRO,- On a recent evening in Cairo, a worker cleaned tables in an empty McDonald's restaurant. Branches of other Western fast-food chains in the Egyptian capital also appeared deserted. All have been hit by a largely spontaneous, grassroots boycott campaign over Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip since the deadly Hamas attack in southern Israel on…