Published: January 21, 2013
ISRAELIS go to the polls today in an election that will likely give
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a third term; like the current one, Israel's next governing coaltion will probably be heavily reliant on right-wingers and religious parties.
Even so, Mr. Obama’s second term could offer a pivotal opportunity to
restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In his first term, he
backed away from the process, figuring that America could mediate only
if the parties themselves wanted to make peace — and that new talks were
unlikely to be productive.
This is a mistake. The greatest enemy to a two-state solution is the
sheer pessimism on both sides. Unless President Obama uses his new
mandate to show leadership, the region will have no place for moderates —
or for America either....READ MORE
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