Mideast Impasse Suggests U.S. Optimism Was Ill-Founded

Mideast Impasse Suggests U.S. Optimism Was Ill-Founded

The Israeli government’s decision to suspend peace talks following agreement between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas wings to form a unity government brings the latest round of peace negotiations to an ignominious close. They had already reached a virtually complete impasse despite the strenuous efforts of the US secretary of state John Kerry. This depressing outcome will allow both sides to reflect on the reasons for failure and whether the existing objective of a two-state settlement negotiated in this manner remains at all feasible or realistic.

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