How Not to Make Peace in the Middle East

The three books offer sharp, at times unyielding critiques of the last two presidents. Yet none of the authors was a passive spectator during their terms in office. Miller, Kurtzer, and Indyk all had prominent parts in shaping or executing US policy. Kurtzer, who served as ambassador in Cairo and Tel Aviv between 1997 and 2005, held positions from which it was difficult to shape critical policy decisions and, in fairness, he constantly raised questions ... Full Story »

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Patricia L'Herrou
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Jan. 9, 2009

although stated as a critique of three books, it really is the 2 authors' views highlighted here. the subject is the on=going role of the u.s. in the israeli/palestinian conflict, which the authors fault for a failure to achieve peace. what they don't say, is that this documented involvement may be a major part of the problem: belief on all sides that we are more important in the process than the parties themselves mediators can help, but only when they push for the lesser role.

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