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Chances for Israeli-Palestinian Peace in the Wake of the Iran Deal
(Foreign Policy) Aaron David Miller and Jason Brodsky - The Obama administration has been considering some kind of framework on Palestinian statehood, despite big gaps on the core issues between Israel and the Palestinians, the Palestinian decision to take Israel to the International Criminal Court, and splits between Hamas and Fatah. This could take the shape of either a UN Security Council resolution - already a favorite project of the French - or a U.S.-initiated set of parameters. Neither could actually trigger a serious negotiation under the current circumstances, let alone produce an agreement, and it's by no means certain that the Palestinians would sign on.