Aaron Miller, long-time State Department official, warns President Obama against pushing so hard for direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Lara Friedman, of Americans for Peace Now, explores the tangled web that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will need to walk now that even the Arab League has endorsed direct talks. The sum of both [...]
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Direct Talks: A Path Forward or A Trap?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abbas, AIPAC, Americans for Peace Now, Barak, Emergency Committee for Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, Jewish Voice for Peace, Lara Friedman, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, settlement freeze, Two-state solution, West Bank on July 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The New Two-State Solution
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Abbas, Egypt, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, human rights, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, Lieberman, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Palestinians, PLO, pro-Israel, siege, Terrorism, West Bank on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently wrote about the right-wing plans being floated for a one-state solution. In truth, of course, the idea really encompassed two states, with Israel encompassing what is now that state and also including the West Bank, and Gaza being a Palestinian state. Now, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is advancing the idea from the [...]
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