I was pleased to see that the Obama administration has provided monies, (USAID), to advocate positively in favor of the peace negotiations and am hopeful that many of the items listed above are in discussion and remain to be implemented. However, as I have previously written, unless both peoples are formally brought into national conversations on the meaning and desirability of resolving the conflict through acceptance of a viable two state peace agreement it is unlikely that they will be able to see beyond the history of the occupation, the violence, the threats, the fear and the lives that have been lost or changed forever through this continuing war of attrition. The United States must see beyond its own hegemony to fully enfranchise the international community in the active promotion of a lasting peace for these two ancient peoples and all of us.
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