ECFRs #MENA Programme Director, Daniel Levy, writes for Al Jazeera America on whether #Israels coming election can advance prospects for peace. While polls show voters continuing to prioritize socioeconomic concerns, events have conspired to make the #Palestinians a little less invisible than they have recently been in the Israeli political conversation. The drama of last summer’s war against Gaza has been followed by weeks of low-intensity violence, especially in Jerusalem. And whereas open-ended peace talks had long allowed Israel’s political parties to defer dealing with their differences regarding the Palestinians, the collapse of the peace process has brought to the fore Israeli differences on issues such as annexing more Palestinian territory, managing Israels international diplomatic standing and relations with Washington and the rights (or lack thereof) of Israel’s Palestinian citizens... Full article here: america.aljazeera/articles/2014/12/11/can-israel-s-comingelectionadvanceprospectsforpeace.html
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:13:01 +0000
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