Henry Siegman
Henry Siegman
Henry Siegmanis a German-born American. He is President of the U.S./Middle East Project, an initiative focused on U.S.-Middle East policy and the Israel-Palestine conflict, launched by the Council on Foreign Relations in 1994, and established as an independent policy institute in 2006 under the chairmanship of GeneralBrent Scowcroft. As of July 1, 2016 Siegman will assume the title of President Emeritus of the USMEP...
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If the US really wants to see progress, it must be prepared at the highest level of government to do this kind of work directly with the parties. And so far they had not done that.
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It's the first time that this administration gives evidence that it is prepared to roll up its sleeves and to do some hard work that goes beyond simply the rhetorical declarations of support for a two states solution.
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Everyone agrees that the London meeting is potentially a critical chapter in the peace process which either opens up the hope for continuation or closes an important chapter of history,
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the legal status of the territories could not be more beside the point.