Mar 20 2010
A Palestinian view of the role of Jerusalem in negotiations
This is not how the peace process was supposed to work. Architects of negotiations have forever talked about leaving difficult issues until last, and in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, nothing fits the bill of “difficult” as much as Jerusalem.
Israeli behavior towards the US has its own truism. You don’t pick a fight in the beginning of negotiations and you certainly try not to embarrass those who are known to be among your best supporters in Washington.
But these are not normal times.
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