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Comment and Opinion

Haaretz: Donald Trump Is Right to Coerce the Palestinians, by Chuck Freilich

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Twenty five years after the Oslo Accords,  the prospects for a two-state solution are dissipating in front of our  very eyes, due to changes on the ground and the Israeli and Palestinian  sides’ ongoing differences. The Trump administration is trying to find a  way out of the impasse,as it is so often does, by breaking things.

It is rare that this  grotesque administration is worthy of a good word. Its ongoing  preference for breaking things, in almost all areas, reflects a  fundamental inability to comprehend complex realities and is usually  doomed to failure.

There are, however, some cases, such as the Israeli-Palestinian  peace process, where the sides’ have become so entrenched in their  positions, that nothing less than a major jolt can succeed.The  administration correctly identified Jerusalem and the refugees as the primary issues requiring changes in the sides’ positions.

Read the full article at Haaretz here.