US Politics in the Middle East Is a Disaster

The Palestinians and the Israelis are still only discussing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. In order for there still to be a chance of peace between these nations, two specific criteria must be enforced.

Once again, peace talks between Israel and Palestine have reached a dead end. Should the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry be successful in picking up the pieces of this makeshift process, and the chances of success here are slim, can it be more than a temporary solution with a modest aim to postpone the impending outbreak of violence or irreversible action on behalf of both parties?

Following eight months of negotiations, neither party is closer to a solution. On the contrary, people’s mistrust in the leadership and skepticism has increased. The majority of the responsibility for this lies with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. They are failing to place the long-term interests of their people over the short-term needs of their coalition.

A tacit understanding has made the most recent round of negotiations possible. The Israelis committed themselves to the release of a total of 104 Palestinian prisoners, as long as the talks with Palestine continue. In return, the Palestinians promised to refrain from unilateral diplomatic maneuvers in international forums. The agreement has now terminated, as both sides have broken their promises.

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