Mitchell's Prospects for Lasting Israeli-Palestinian Accord 'Slim to None'

Council on Foreign Relations by Bernard Gwertzman | Feb. 2, 2009 (Interview)

... it's clear to me that they've substituted at this stage process for substance. They have no intention of making major changes in America's approach to the Arab-Israeli issue, because right now, the prospects of any sort of conflict-ending agreement between Israelis and Palenstinians are slim to none. Full Story »

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by James Canning - Feb. 2, 2009

Interview with a close observer of the Israel/Palestine problem who thinks Obama will be unwilling to push hard for a resolution of the chronic bleeding ulcer. Miller is too kind to Israel in his assessment of the situation, in my view.

Obama is well aware a viable solution to the Israel/Palestine problem is on the table. Obtaining a unity government (Fatah/Hamas) would be much easier if it were not for the sutpidity of the US in not dealing with Hamas (thanks to Israel lobby and Aipac/Israeli militarists in particular). Will Israel damage the US even more severely, in its insane effort to keep the Palestinians corralled in giant open-air prison camps?