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Much like me, Yoav Peled and Horit Herman Peled don’t see much future for the two-state solution in the Arab-Israeli conflict. They argue, however, that a single state already exists: “Instead of pursuing the mirage of a two-state solution, would-be peace makers should recognize the fact that Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in [...] Carlo Strenger believes a two-state solution is no longer a viable option in the Arab-Israeli conflict: “Nousseibeh suggested (in a recent book that) the Palestinians relinquish their struggle for statehood. He even asked them to accept that, for a long time, they would not have full political rights, and that they should settle for [...] Matthew Yglesias argues that population statistics will not compel Israel to adopt any particular policy toward the Palestinians. Here’s what he foresees: “The Israeli government will disavow any claim to sovereignty over the Gaza Strip. They’ll count on public opinion in Egypt to ensure some level of integration across the Gaza-Egypt land border, and [...] Right now, the biggest moving issue in the Arab-Israeli conflict is the push by the Palestinian Authority to be recognized as a state by the United Nations. President Obama, of course, has refused to use this as leverage on the settlement issue, and promised to use all the U.S.’s diplomatic clout to try and [...] Turkish politicians clearly feel that accusing opponents of being pro-Israel is a winning tactic: “Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, used a campaign speech in Istanbul on Sunday to slam opponents for failing to stand up to what he sees as Israeli bullying. Mr Erdogan is a religiously conservative Muslim known for his outspoken [...] I haven’t done a close check of even the English media, but sense that the Israelis are having a field day with the Wikileaks cables, claiming that they vindicate Israeli policy in multiple ways. This Ha’aretz lede is an example: “Israelis can’t be blamed for mistrusting Arabs, according to remarks by the ruler of [...] I arrived at this year’s Middle East Studies Association annual meeting later than usual because of a combination of its location in San Diego, and the opposite end of the country from me, and my Sunday afternoon presentation time, which necessitates my missing class Monday. I decided not to miss Friday, as well, and [...] |
Blake Hounshell (aka praktike), our co-founder and main man, is managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine. He's now reporting on the Egyptian Revolution from Cairo. 
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