The Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

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• if the extremes are becoming more radical, that means the negotiations are moving in a positive direction, in the sense that they are serious. The extremes are beginning to envisage a possible agreement, at least in principle.

• What in your view are the main reasons for the impasse in the peace process, and can one hope this process will resume in a reasonable fashion?

• first time in around twenty years, since the Oslo Accords, they have succeeded in keeping the details of negotiations secret.

• possible to move toward sensible decisions

• hardliners on both sides criticize their leaders' policies, it means the leaders are moving toward an agreement.

• "traditional" obstacles: the question of the borders of a future Palestinian state, the security of Israel after this accord, the questions of Jerusalem, of refugees, of settlements.

• hate speech and incitement to violence

• fighting against this problem also offers an opportunity -- because that could assist the resolution of the other problems.

• Israel

• nature of this hate speech and incitement to violence on one side or the other

• problem concerns individuals.

• settler

• a few commit violence against Palestinians

• Israeli government, which is now actively fighting against this phenomenon

• Palestinian terrorists who perpetrated assaults are considered heroes.

• works against peace and which encourage violence and terrorism.

• case of double-talk and mixed messaging

• one side professes peace and of tolerance, while the other side supports violence and anti-Semitism

• progress in Palestinian discourse

• if European governments object to Israeli settlements, that is legitimate. But why not also protest against official Palestinian hate speech?