Why 'proximity talks' aren't a step backward
Noah Pollak explains why 'proximity talks' aren't a step backward for President Obama. And if you’re Barack Obama, you’ve always dreamed of imposing terms on the Israelis (and to a lesser degree, the Palestinians). And now the problems you provoked give you the opportunity to do that which has always been lacking. For Obama, the proximity talks are a win, because they liberate the United States from the strictures of its previous approach. It’s true that proximity talks are a reversion to an era when Israelis and Palestinians weren’t even sitting at the same table. But Barack Obama wasn’t president back then.Without the strictures, Obama doesn't have to be impartial anymore. Nor does he have to let the parties make their own decisions.
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posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:33 AM
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The only side for whom the "proximity talks" are a step back is Israel, which is expected to make all the concessions to keep them going - and which will receive none of the credit if it does.
What could go wrong indeed
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