My latest piece in Zeek Magazine explores the implications of the threatened unilateral declaration of statehood by the Palestinians and the Israeli decision to expand the settlement of Gilo in East Jerusalem. I explain how it amounts to one of the final challenges and opportunities for the Obama Administration to save the two-state solution.
America the Spectator; Time For Less Talk, More Action From Obama
November 24, 2009 by Mitchell Plitnick
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