A few tanks in the Jordan Valley will not make Israel safe
*Talk is cheap.
By Muhammad Shtayyeh
Muhammad Shtayyeh is head of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, a member of Fatah's Central Committee, and a former PLO negotiator.
The government of Israel has done everything possible to make negotiations fail.
This should not come as a surprise to anyone: the ruling coalition represents the political platform of the majority of its members, who are staunchly and outspokenly against the concept of a sovereign Palestinian state in any part of historical Palestine.
Intensified settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, one of a whole host of other violations of international law, speaks for itself. If Israel's actions on the ground are not loud enough, the statements of numerous high-ranking Israeli officials on the subject of the two-state solution certainly are.
Less apparent, however, are the diversionary tactics being used to stall the negotiations process and prevent the internationally-endorsed end goal, allowing Israel time to further entrench its occupation and colonization of Palestine.
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