[Peace-discuss] Aaron David Miller interview / the U.S. as not being the peacemaker in Israel / Palestine

[Karen Medina]

Thanks, David.


On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 6:16 PM, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Miller has been part of the "peace process industry" for years. His comments
> mean nothing and will come to nothing, such as they are.
>
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> From: Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Aaron David Miller interview / the U.S. as not
> being the peacemaker in Israel / Palestine
>
> [I heard an interesting interview with Aaron David Miller on NPR this
> morning. He was saying that the U.S. as THE peace maker in the Israel
> / Palestine relationship is not going to work now (for many reasons),
> but what we should be doing is A) help Palestinian institutions and B)
> press the Israelis on the issues of settlement activities, land
> confiscation, and opening up check-points. -karen medina]
>
> Below are snippets of the interview... you can hear the entire
> interview here:
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126155449
>
> Is Peace Really Possible in the Middle East?
> Morning Edition
> April 21, 2010
>
> Inskeep: "A former U.S. diplomat questions some basic U.S. beliefs
> about finding a peace deal [between Israel and Palestine]. Aaron David
> Miller says that Americans often argue that a peace deal is essential,
> that it can be negotiated, and that only the U.S. can make it happen.
> He says he is no longer a believer in any of this."
>
> Miller: 'Arabs and Israelis have to own their solution. The real
> question is whether or not an American president can compensate for
> the absence of urgency, the absence of leadership, the absence of will
> which is missing in the Arab / Israeli arena today with his own
> leadership, urgency, and will. That's the question.'
>
> Miller: 'If I had my five minutes with the president, I would argue
> "focus on an issue among the four core issues: (1) borders, where the
> gaps are probably narrowest between Israelis and the Palestinians.
> Don't hype this issue. Don't talk about 'resolution of the Arab /
> Israeli conflict, peace in two years.' A) Help build Palestinian
> institutions. B) Talk to the Israelis and press them hard on
> settlement activity, land confiscation, and opening up check-points so
> the Palestinian economy can breathe. You can do a lot, but if you go
> for broke on this one, you put out your own plan, you try get these
> guys together and try to substitute your own sense of urgency for the
> absence of theirs, you're going to fail.'"'
>
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