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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Karen Medina <kmedina67@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Peace-discuss List <Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed, April 21, 2010 9:51:32 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Peace-discuss] Aaron David Miller interview / the U.S. as not being the peacemaker in Israel / Palestine<BR></FONT><BR>[I heard an interesting interview with Aaron David Miller on NPR this<BR>morning. He was saying that the U.S. as THE peace maker in the Israel<BR>/ Palestine relationship is not going to work now (for many reasons),<BR>but what we should be doing is A) help Palestinian institutions and B)<BR>press the Israelis on the issues of settlement activities, land<BR>confiscation, and opening up check-points. -karen medina]<BR><BR>Below are snippets of the interview... you can hear the
entire<BR>interview here:<BR><A href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126155449" target=_blank>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126155449</A><BR><BR>Is Peace Really Possible in the Middle East?<BR>Morning Edition<BR>April 21, 2010<BR><BR>Inskeep: "A former U.S. diplomat questions some basic U.S. beliefs<BR>about finding a peace deal [between Israel and Palestine]. Aaron David<BR>Miller says that Americans often argue that a peace deal is essential,<BR>that it can be negotiated, and that only the U.S. can make it happen.<BR>He says he is no longer a believer in any of this."<BR><BR>Miller: 'Arabs and Israelis have to own their solution. The real<BR>question is whether or not an American president can compensate for<BR>the absence of urgency, the absence of leadership, the absence of will<BR>which is missing in the Arab / Israeli arena today with his own<BR>leadership, urgency, and will. That's the
question.'<BR><BR>Miller: 'If I had my five minutes with the president, I would argue<BR>"focus on an issue among the four core issues: (1) borders, where the<BR>gaps are probably narrowest between Israelis and the Palestinians.<BR>Don't hype this issue. Don't talk about 'resolution of the Arab /<BR>Israeli conflict, peace in two years.' A) Help build Palestinian<BR>institutions. B) Talk to the Israelis and press them hard on<BR>settlement activity, land confiscation, and opening up check-points so<BR>the Palestinian economy can breathe. You can do a lot, but if you go<BR>for broke on this one, you put out your own plan, you try get these<BR>guys together and try to substitute your own sense of urgency for the<BR>absence of theirs, you're going to fail.'"'<BR><BR>-- <BR>This message has been scanned for viruses and<BR>dangerous content by MailScanner, and is<BR>believed to be clean.<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Peace-discuss
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