Jerusalem, Netanyahu and the Two-State Solution

A portrait of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, courtesy of The White House/flickr

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a reception in the White House

This brief analyzes Benjamin Netanyahu's real intentions vis-à-vis Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and the two-state solution. According to the author, Netanyahu has the following end game in mind for the conflict: a future in which there will be a cantonized, discontinuous Palestinian entity – called a state – dotted with Israeli settlements, with no international boundaries and isolated from Jerusalem. The author advises all stakeholders – Israelis, Palestinians, the international community and faith communities throughout the world – to base their own positions and policies on an unvarnished appraisal of Netanyahu's aspirations in Jerusalem.

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