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Back to Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations? – Some Basic Truths

Back to Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations? – Some Basic Truths

November 14, 2017 | Amb. Alan Baker
Israel holds these truths to be self-evident
Starting Over After Oslo

Starting Over After Oslo

August 22, 2002 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
The optimistic assumptions and mechanisms that guided Palestinian-Israeli negotiations under the "Oslo" process proved unrealistic and fatally flawed. This failure is reflected in two years of Palestinian terrorism and the catastrophic leadership of the Palestinian Authority. The realization that the core of the conflict remains the rejection of Israel as a Jewish state has fundamentally changed the framework for negotiations.
No Security, No Peace

No Security, No Peace

March 29, 1997 | Amb. Dore Gold
Historic turning points are not always easy to discern. The September 1993 handshake on the White House lawn between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat appeared to be such a turning point, representing the beginning of Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.