The Optimist
Eyal Press : Israel
To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?

Eyal Press : Israel
To those who follow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict closely, the prospects for a two-state solution have never seemed dimmer. So why does veteran peacenik Uri Avnery remain so hopeful?
Most Palestinians now seek unity and a reprieve from the exhaustion of war.
Adam Shapiro : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
One symbol of Palestine is now gone, but the Palestinian people continue to suffer under the tyranny of occupation.

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