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No unilateral Israeli path to two states
Sam Bahour
February 12, 2016
The composition and track record of the current Israeli government leads Palestinians to expect very little from Israel in the way of advancing peace. After five decades of military occupation, and repeated failures of two decades of bilateral negotiations based on the Oslo Accords, there is a clear need for new ideas. But the proposals offered by Amos Yadlin's post last month, "Two states, four paths for achieving them," do not accord with basic realities on the Palestinian side, and as such do not offer a viable pathway to a two-state outcome.
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No unilateral Israeli path to two states
Sam Bahour
February 12, 2016
The composition and track record of the current Israeli government leads Palestinians to expect very little from Israel in the way of advancing peace. After five decades of military occupation, and repeated failures of two decades of bilateral negotiations based on the Oslo Accords, there is a clear need for new ideas. But the proposals offered by Amos Yadlin's post last month, "Two states, four paths for achieving them," do not accord with basic realities on the Palestinian side, and as such do not offer a viable pathway to a two-state outcome.
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