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Apr 20Liked by David Roytenberg

That piece you transcribed, was and excellent analysis of the situation. There must be willing parties, though, besides the Saudis. However, without the Saudis no deal would hold water, and I agree with the approach. Nothing beyond a total reform of governance of the Palestinians, in general, will bring peace. And it is in the direct interest of much more than some of the parties in the Middle East to defang Iran

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I just can't imagine that negotiations are now possible for a Palestinian state, while Netanyahu is Prime Minister. Netanyahu is very much the Prime Minister of War, now, on the world stage. So Israel will need a Prime Minister who can be viewed as a Prime Minister of Peace. It will be even harder to find Palestinian leadership that wants to promote peace.

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