The war on peace

Washington Times ^ | 11/21/01 | Shaazka Beyerle

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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict matters to the United States beyond its moral, human and foreign policy dimensions. It matters to Americans because it concerns the very national security of the country. This realization is obviously fueling the watershed change in the administration's Middle East policy, outlined by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday, when he called on both sides to face up to the truth about what they must do to end tensions and live as neighbors.

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The elements for a lasting peace agreement are not secret, and involve compromises for both. A solution will inevitably be based on mutual recognition; a Palestinian state alongside Israel consisting of all the West Bank and Gaza (unless both agree to a cross-border swap whereby some Israeli settlements near the border go to Israel and the Palestinians get compensatory land); Jerusalem as the capital of both states; and a "right of return in principle," in which a small agreed-upon percentage of refugees return to Israel over the course of 10 years, while the majority receive compensation to settle in Palestine or abroad.

I don't see any compromises for Palestinians in here.

She didn't even say they would have to stop the terror.

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our lopsided Israel First policies must end.