Having the U.S. to impose a solution will be completely self-defeating as it hardens the Palestinian readiness to come to the negotiating table, since Israel will be delivered on a silver platter anyway, and makes any real diplomatic progress more difficult than ever.
By Dore Gold
In light of developments over the last few years, there has been a growing realization in Israel that the chances of reaching a complete final status agreement with the Palestinians are presently extremely small. This is not just an ideological position coming out of certain quarters in Israel, but it is also the professional view of practitioners who have been involved in the political process itself.
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