Secretary of State John Kerry lays out principles for Middle East peace

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[KT2000]

1. Excellent -

anyone who believes they have a short answer needs to watch this video.

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2. Absolutely.

Especially since the short answers one usually hears from people on either side (but particularly the pro-occupation side), usually boil down to sheer hatred and little else.

It's unfortunate that this man of fairness and vision won't be around in his post as Secretary of State much longer.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Kerry did an exemplary job as SoS... he is to be commended!!

[HoneyBadger]

4. Bloomberg article 2014-a brief history of the 2 state solution

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-05-02/the-tragic-history-of-the-two-state-solution

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry recently ignited a diplomatic conflagration after he suggested that Israel might one day find itself to be an apartheid state.

It was my belief before this unfortunate comment that Kerry was a friend of Israel, and it remains my belief that he is a friend of Israel. This belief is not shared by people to my right. Based on my incoming e-mail, there are some who believe that Kerry is a latent -- or active -- anti-Semite......I've noticed that Kerry and President Barack Obama often neglect to mention a true, and relevant, fact about the pursuit of peace in the Middle East: The Israelis pursued a two-state solution even before there was an Israel. The Palestinians, and their Arab advocates, have rejected each previous attempt to bring about such a solution. This does not absolve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of its responsibility to stop settling its citizens on the West Bank. But it does suggest something about ultimate culpability.