The neglected Israeli-Palestinian peace process must be revived

[Mosby]

Rarely has there been a time when less attention has been paid to the Israeli­-Palestinian conflict than today. Given the threat from the Islamic State, the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria, proxy conflicts between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Egypt’s struggles with radical Islamists, it is hard to find anyone in Washington or the Arab capitals who is thinking about the Israelis and Palestinians. But the problem is not going away.

For the past five months, there have been more than 100 individual Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israelis. As the risk of escalation grows, both sides are becoming even more doubtful that there will ever be peace. With Palestinians divided and their leaders increasingly discredited, and a right-­wing government in Israel, the conflict is not about to be resolved. But that is all the more reason to think about what can be done to preserve the possibility of a two-state outcome, particularly with the Palestinians entering a period of uncertain succession.

Any new effort must start with defusing tension and restoring a sense of possibility. Given Palestinian paralysis, the most direct way to begin changing the climate between Israelis and Palestinians may be to affect Israel’s settlement policy by adopting a new approach on this contentious issue.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-neglected-israeli-palestinian-peace-process-must-be-revived/2016/02/25/aa9d61dc-d715-11e5-b195-2e29a4e13425_story.html

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. We need partners that are serious.

I support Israel and the Palestinians, and think a successful peace is required for the long term survival of those nations, but I don't think we have a partner in the Israeli government or among the Palestinian leadership.

Hopefully, the next President will be willing to try, again to broker a peace.

[Little Tich]

2. Israel can either remove all of the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, or get the

bi-national state by default.

No peace process can change that. All of the settlements are completely illegal and in the wrong place, and no amount of compensation can relieve the problems that are caused by their presence.

[King_David]

3. Zionist Union has another plan,

and if they win power the USA will support it too -

Unilateral withdrawal and unilateral drawing of new borders.

[Little Tich]

4. Isn't "unilateral withdrawal" just another another name for "fence in the Palestinians"?

Seriously, what areas would they "withdraw" from, and how would that create a Palestinian state?

[King_David]

5. We shall see,

Hopefully ZU wins....