As much as the US does not want to admit, the key to peace in the Middle East is not only the Israeli/Palestinian question, but the US's role in answering the question of their future. While President Obama has other more time sensitive issues he is working on such as the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the current financial situation of the economy, the health care plan, and immigration reform to name a few, he still needs to live up to his speech made in Cairo. His role in international politics, especially in the Middle East can and will define his presidency. At at the core of the middle east question, and the future of Palestine is the housing issue. New settlements are not only illegal, but are furthering any prospects for peace. As the author points out what happens in Jerusalem will define what happens in the rest of the middle east, something that has taken the US a bit of time to realize, and seems to the Israeli government as illogical. Regional stability is key in the Israeli/Palestinian issue, and the lack of credit Israeli gives the Palestinians in their ability to run their own state is another hampering factor on peace talks besides new settlements. And while the article states that the Obama adminsitraiton beleives "Palestinian leadership is the best history, focused on nonviolence, institution building and prosperity," it needs to stress this belief in pushing for peace talks that will eventually lead to some kind of solution, two state or not.
As much as the US does not want to admit, the key to peace in the Middle East is not only the Israeli/Palestinian question, but the US's role in answering the question of their future. While President Obama has other more time sensitive issues he is working on such as the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the current financial situation of the economy, the health care plan, and immigration reform to name a few, he still needs to live up to his speech made in Cairo. His role in international politics, especially in the Middle East can and will define his presidency. At at the core of the middle east question, and the future of Palestine is the housing issue. New settlements are not only illegal, but are furthering any prospects for peace. As the author points out what happens in Jerusalem will define what happens in the rest of the middle east, something that has taken the US a bit of time to realize, and seems to the Israeli government as illogical. Regional stability is key in the Israeli/Palestinian issue, and the lack of credit Israeli gives the Palestinians in their ability to run their own state is another hampering factor on peace talks besides new settlements. And while the article states that the Obama adminsitraiton beleives "Palestinian leadership is the best history, focused on nonviolence, institution building and prosperity," it needs to stress this belief in pushing for peace talks that will eventually lead to some kind of solution, two state or not.
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