Mazal Mualem // Israeli group looks to bring peace back into agenda

16.5.18

Israeli group looks to bring peace back into agenda: This is the most challenging time for Israel’s political left since Netanyahu returned to power almost a decade ago. The two-state solution, adopted by Netanyahu in his 2009 Bar Ilan speech, has disappeared from the agenda of his fourth government, while US President Donald Trump avoids dealing with the issue at all. Furthermore, Netanyahu and the right are constantly being showered with gifts by the Trump administration, even though each gift, including moving the embassy and the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, comes with a steep strategic cost. On the other hand, for now at least, the ultimate deal between Israel and the Palestinians that Trump promised is nowhere to be seen on the horizon.