... of the exiting frontiers. Nevertheless, after some more squeezing on the part of the White House, in summer 2009, Mr. Netanyahu agreed to the "two states for two peoples" principle in a policy speech, effectively recognizing an independent Palestine in today's borders, although with several strict conditions, i.e. demilitarization of the new state, recognition of Israel as a
Jewish state
, and preservation of two Israeli nixes related to the transfer of East Jerusalem –
the single capital of the State of Israel
– and return of Palestinian refugees to the Israeli territory
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Of course, this peace plan was unacceptable for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) that insisted on the Israeli ...
... went into crafting a safeguards deal with the IAEA- whose short lived success was attributed by some to the branded diplomacy product known as smart power- sending the entire process back to square one.
Billions of dollars are spent annually, and thousands of jobs are created in government and the private sector by all major actors. Yet there seems to be an inability to act with mental toughness and provide the sound analysis that avoids “miscalculations.” The European Community dawdled ...
... Palestinians that are not at all addressed by a question of land for peace: question of refugees, historical guilt and narratives, Jerusalem, mutual recognition. If it were that simple it could have been resolved a long time ago.
Some experts on the Middle East
... ... about the willingness to make far-reaching concessions in conditions of such uncertainty.
Central Elections Commission – Palestine
Palestinian election results by constituency
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a problem that no president since Nixon ...
