A Path to Palestinian Statehood or Just Food for Thought?
Jerome M. Segal is director of the Peace Consultancy Project at the University of Maryland's Center for International and Security Studies. In this column in today's issue of Haaretz, Segal lays out a peace process, inclusive of Hamas participation, which he suggests could lead to Palestinian statehood within one year.
I offer it as one of the few comprehensive and concrete plans that I have seen from the myriad experts in this area and, accordingly, I believe it merits consideration by those of us who express frequent interest in the topic.
Any comments this weekend that are directed to me are not likely to be answered because I'm off to G-d's country, the Berkshire Mountains (and in particular for all you American history buffs, just a hop, skip and a jump from the sign that marks the site of the last fateful battle of the famed Shay's Rebellion). In order to preserve domestic tranquility, I will not be searching for internet access this weekend.
Enjoy the weekend everybody.
Bruce
P.S. Don't miss MJ's Friday piece at Israel Policy Forum this weekend. It's a homer. http://www.ipforum.org/display.cfm?id=6&Sub=15
Bruce - I try to read the Israeli newspapers in Hebrew (it needs the constant work at my age to maintain it back in the US) When I read it in Haaretz Hebrew, I didn't think it amounted to much. However, as a result of your suggestion I went back and read it in English and for whatever reason found it more logical and organized. Thanks - Segal has a lot of good ideas.
Have fun in the Mountains.
July 13, 2007 7:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jdledell:
I'm glad you found Segal's piece interesting. If anything, I think it demonstrates how complex the actual process that properly represents all necessary and indispensable parties will have to be. On the other hand, the missing link in Segal's piece is what most others highlight at the expense of delving into the nitty-gritty as Segal does, and that is that no process, no matter how well-crafted, will succeed without able and strong leadership that is committed to peace.
Bruce
July 16, 2007 9:07 AM | Reply | Permalink