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I reference an very good link found in the NYT, on the 16 years of progress of lack of it after 16 plus years of negotiations between Israel and Palestinoan people.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/world/middleeast/15jerusalem.html?ref=middleeast
The whole point is that peace negotiations are going on in two parallel lines that by definition will never meet. But at least the NYT article mentions, the water issues that are seldom mentioned and the amount of disputed land Israel will retain if it basically returns to 1967 borders. And we all have to wonder why Israel should be ceded control of the Eastern Jordon River valley, which would, IMHO, give Israel the ability to strangle any Palestinian economy.
In terms of Israeli security, the hope in any peace deal would be that violence and hatreds would gradually vanish, even though security guarantees for either side are impossible to guaranty.
But the forty some year track record proves both sides can't come to an agreement, and that is why issues like borders, security, water rights, and similar issues must be imposed on both sides with a deadline certain.
Rather than wait forever for both sides, to keep haggling forever.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/world/middleeast/15jerusalem.html?ref=middleeast
The whole point is that peace negotiations are going on in two parallel lines that by definition will never meet. But at least the NYT article mentions, the water issues that are seldom mentioned and the amount of disputed land Israel will retain if it basically returns to 1967 borders. And we all have to wonder why Israel should be ceded control of the Eastern Jordon River valley, which would, IMHO, give Israel the ability to strangle any Palestinian economy.
In terms of Israeli security, the hope in any peace deal would be that violence and hatreds would gradually vanish, even though security guarantees for either side are impossible to guaranty.
But the forty some year track record proves both sides can't come to an agreement, and that is why issues like borders, security, water rights, and similar issues must be imposed on both sides with a deadline certain.
Rather than wait forever for both sides, to keep haggling forever.