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December 6, 2016

Settlements Haven’t Made Peace More Distant

What President Trump can learn that President Obama hasn’t.

If Israel continues to “expand” its settlements in the West Bank, say supposed experts and policymakers, eventually Israelis and Palestinians will become so entangled in the small area that a two-state solution will be impossible; on this reasoning, Jerusalem is either acting against its own interests or not serious about allowing for Palestinian statehood. The next president ought at least to realize that this logic does not reflect the facts, write Elliott Abrams and Uri Sadot:

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