1. A Practical Plan on the Israeli-Palestinian Front
- Author:
- Mara Rudman and Brian Katulis
- Publication Date:
- 12-2016
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Center for American Progress - CAP
- Abstract:
- The incoming U.S. administration has an opportunity to increase stability and advance U.S. security interests in the Middle East by outlining a framework for Israelis and Palestinians to make independent, coordinated, and constructive steps toward a two-state solution. This solution would support a safe and secure Israel and a sustainable, contiguous, and sovereign Palestine. At a time when the broader region continues to experience threats from civil wars, state fragmentation, and terrorist networks, the Israeli-Palestinian front is one area where the incoming administration can build on decades of investments to help enhance security and construct lasting institutions to achieve a sustainable resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. President-elect Donald Trump has declared that he wants “to be the one that made peace with Israel and the Palestinians.”1 Direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians are unworkable right now, but Trump can move toward this goal if he starts to lay the groundwork with five key steps:
- Topic:
- Diplomacy, Territorial Disputes, Conflict, and Borders
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, Israel, and Palestine