Summary
So why didn't they give peace a chance? Why did the leaders of Hamas and Israel not wait for the new U.S. president's inauguration before mutually escalating hostilities? Here was a president-elect chosen, in part, on the expectation that he could enhance prospects for Mideast peace, even if it meant negotiating with people thought to be enemies.
Why not give that approach an opportunity to succeed regarding the future of Palestine? Why not see whether Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose husband had been more successful than any other president in advancing the prospects for peace in the Mideast, could have accomplished more than the lame-duck secretary of state she will soon replace?See the full content of this document
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Mideast Overshadows Obama's Prospects
The question answers itself.
Unfortunately, neither Hamas' nor Israel's leadership believes that a meaningful peace of the sort all U.S. presidents have endorsed is in their interest. That peace sti...See the full content of this document
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