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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/why-the-peace-talks-are-collapsing-part-94/
Why the Peace Talks Are Collapsing
(Times of Israel) David Horovitz - For all of Secretary Kerry's optimism, Israeli-Palestinian negotiations had been going nowhere for months before they crashed spectacularly this week. The Palestinians halted direct talks with the Israelis back in November. At the heart of the impasse lies a fundamental asymmetry: Israeli Jews have come to believe that their own best interests require an accommodation with the Palestinians. There is no comparable imperative on the Palestinian side - not as long as much of the international community persists in indicating to the Palestinians that they will be able to achieve full independence and sovereignty without the inconvenience of coming to terms with Israel.