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From the Sovereign State of the Have-Nots
Obsidian Wings —
... Stephen Walt makes a compelling casethat, despite the popularity of the "two-state solution" amongst many Western (and Israeli) leaders, few of its putative proponents have done much to actually facilitate such an outcome: ...
Ain’t democracy great
Yourish.com —
... to negotiate its conflicts with Hamas. Cascades of “anti-Israel,” “soft-on-Terrorists” and other related accusations would pour down on any person suggesting such a thing.
Let’s be very clear: Greenwald considers Hamas legitimate. He is both “anti-Israel” and “soft on terrorists.” Since he considers the killing of Jews not to be illegitimate, I would argue that he is also antisemitic.
Unsurprsingly Steven Walt praises Greenwald’s commentary. (via memeorandum)
While not defending ...
After the Two-State Solution
Matthew Yglesias —
... operating in coalition with some further-right parties. Under Labor and Kadima governments, the continued expansion of settlements was to some extent papered-over with the notion that “everyone knows” many of those settlements will have to go in a peace deal. But in Netanyahu, Israel will find a Prime Minister who’s an avowed supporter of colonizing Palestinian land and whose party depends on strong electoral support from settler communities. Steven Walt agrees with Olmert that U.S. support for such a policy is not likely to last for the long run: ...
Israeli peace becomes more elusive
Newshoggers.com —
... Stephen Walt's essay
in Foreign Affairs notes the implications of Israel abandoning, as
policy, the two state solution as a model of Middle East peace. Mr. Walt notes three options for Israel: ...
As Israel Digs In
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Stephen M. Walt asks an important question: One does not need to look far down the road to see the point where a two-state solution will no longer be a practical possibility. What will the United States do then? What will American policy be when it makes no sense to talk about a two-state solution, because Israel effectively controls all of what we used to call Mandate Palestine? What vision will President Obama and Secretary Clinton have for the Palestinians and for Israel when they can no longer invoke the two-state mantra? What needs to ...
Constrictions
The Moderate Voice —
... The problem is, we’re running out of time. Stephen Walt (yes, that Stephen Walt) wrote a provocative post asking what happens if the two-state solutions ceases to be feasible. I’ll say right from the start that I find Walt’s thesis in the Israel Lobby to be severely problematic on a lot of levels — a sentiment I’ve expressed before. But his point that the two-state solution is moving further and further out of reach every day is I think solid — the only question how far off the point of no return is. Eventually, Israeli settlements will become ...
‘Settlements Are Reversible’ Is A Cynical Defense
Wonk Room —
... Steven Walt writes that Israel’s relentless expansion of settlements is steadily making a two-state solution impossible. Ezra Klein agrees, and asks the Israel hawks to “ ...
Smashing the Status Quo
TalkLeft —
... Conventional thinking has great pull elsewhere. Stephen Walt wrote a stellar post over at Foreign Policy arguing that the Obama administration must press hard--now--for a two-state solution because the prospects for such a deal are sinking quickly. But Walt is not optimistic that the Obama administration is politically bold enough to do so: ...
Mike Huckabee Plays President in Israel
Taylor Marsh —
... it would plunge us all backwards, paralyzing progress, which has been slow going even for Obama’s team.
Stephen M. Walt talked with the authors, who first of all state that the Times headline was ill-advised. But the part in bold was a stunner to me, as it was to Walt.
But returning to Huckabee, beyond ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, I’d like him to tell us what equilibrium would look like without a two-state solution agreement.
Stephen Walt wrote about this months ago.
But these little Middle East excursions by ...
