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US and Israel haven't learned their history lessons. Palestinians and Abbas have.
Billions in US aid dollars to individual economies and militaries in the Middle East have not strengthened peace. The success of post-war Europe shows the key to unity is to get citizens of different nations to work together. That hasn't really happened with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt.
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As Egypt tumult spreads, top Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, resigns
The resignation of top Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, comes as the Palestinian Authority has called for new elections in the wake of the people's revolution that overthrow Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.
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Why the demise of the Middle East ‘peace process’ may be a good thing
Recognizing that a two-state solution is no longer in the cards opens the way for other paths that don’t depend on Western mediation. It puts to rest the fiction that a Palestinian state will emerge from even the best intentions of the West instead of from the political realities of the Middle East.
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West Bank dispute: Palestinian leader gives peace talks one-week reprieve
One day after Israeli moratorium on settlements expires, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delays his decision on whether to quit the US-backed Middle East peace talks for one week.
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Four reasons the US could get Israel to talk about a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction
It won’t be easy, but without Israel, there can be no meaningful talks on creating a WMD-free zone in the Middle East.
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As Netanyahu takes Israel's helm, Syria skeptical of peace prospects
Syrian diplomats say Damascus is serious about making peace, and hope Washington will lean on Israel's new government.
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This week, a global bid to connect Muslims and Christians
Faith leaders' quest for understanding, commonality begins Tuesday at Yale.
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