How John Kerry built a middle east peace deal - and watched it crumble (cross posted in GD)

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I posted this article in GD but wanted to post it here as it is probably the best bit of writing to concern itself with the IP dispute since forever.



Excerpt:-

After decades of railing against any mention of the 1967 lines, Netanyahu accepted that “the new secure and recognized border between Israel and Palestine will be negotiated based on the 1967 lines with mutual agreed swaps.” Said one Israeli official: “If the Israeli public knew back in February that Netanyahu agreed to include this sentence in the framework, it would have created a political earthquake.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025293451