By Padmini Arhant
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process had tremendous potential for development and the recent impasse is primarily due to the lack of political will in leading the authorities to the desirable outcome.
Although the moratorium expiry on settlement expansion has contributed to the friction with the building permit issued for an estimated 534 homes in the Palestinian territory - West Bank, the United States less enthusiastic efforts to dissuade the controversial incursion predominantly derailed the progress.
Lately, the legitimate questions were raised through the panel on Israeli-Palestinian peace process:
QUESTIONS From:
Sara Roy, Senior Research Scholar – Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies - Thank you.
In the continued absence of a political resolution to the conflict,
1. Why must occupation be the default position?
Response - Occupation will no longer be the default position. The Israeli authorities are being misguided by the real forces behind the Middle-Eastern quagmire.
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Padmini Arhant
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