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Mapping Out Peace in the Mideast

(Los Angeles Times) Dennis Ross - The "road map" that Quartet members are presenting is flawed, making performance unlikely and the president's goals unachievable. First, it commits to the Palestinian strategic goals: end the occupation and accept an independent, democratic, and viable Palestinian state. But there is nothing comparable in the road map that responds to Israel's strategic goals. The road map, like Oslo before it, makes no effort to de-legitimize terror and violence. Second, the road map spells out no real responsibilities of Arab countries. Arab leaders would make it easier for Palestinian reformers to declare the illegitimacy of terror if they would join them in proclaiming that those who are not prepared to resolve all differences through peaceful means are enemies of the Palestinian cause.
2002-12-23 00:00:00
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