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February 25, 2011

Arab Views on Palestine Can't Be Willed Away

Matt Duss, Wonk Room

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Speaking at Israel’s Herzliya Conference earlier this month, just days before Mubarak fell, Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni herself endorsed the linkage argument. “I do not believe Israel is the source of extremism in region,” Livni said, “but the conflict has influenced both existing peace agreements with our neighbors, and impacted our ability to change reality in region”:

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TAGGED: Palestine, Palestinians, Arab

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