During their recent trip to London, two Reut analysts – Eran Shayshon and Calev Ben Dor spoke to students at York University about the future of the Israeli-Palestinian political process and answered questions from the floor about current events. Click here to hear the audio recording of the event and watch the powerpoint presentation.
Posts Tagged ‘Political Process’
Israeli – Palestinian Proximity Talks: What’s Next?
Posted in About Reut, National Security, tagged About Reut, National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process on June 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is a Palestinian State in Provisional Borders the best way forward?
Posted in About Reut, National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An interesting article by Aluf Benn in Haaretz maps out the dilemmas facing Israel’s leaders and suggests that a Palestinian State in Provisional Borders (PSPB) might be the most practicable arrangement, either through mutual agreement or a unilateral Israeli decision.
Maintaining the viability of the Two-State Solution: Proposal for a third way in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
Posted in National Security, tagged inversion, National Security, Negotiations, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on April 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a Foreign Affairs essay, veteran Israeli political commentator Ehud Yaari suggests a policy alternative aimed at breaking the impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Yaari promotes the idea of abandoning an exclusive focus on achieving a final-status agreement in the short term. The pragmatic alternative, he elaborates in a complementary Foreign Affairs interview, is [...]
Rethinking Aspects of the Two State Solution
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Negotiations, Political Process on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting analysis by Rob Malley and Hussein Agha on the problems of negotiating and implementing a Two State Solution raise questions as to the optimum structure of the political process and raise the concept of a long term interim agreement as potentially the best way forward.
Could Palestinian Unilateralism be Good for Israel?
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence (UDI) is one of two options mentioned by Fatah in the case of negotiations failing (the other being support for a bi-national state). Yet following Salam Fayyad’s paper on building a Palestinian state, several commentators suggest that the international community may support such a policy of Palestinian unilateralism.
The Political Implications of Fayyad’s Plan
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad unveiled a plan for the de-facto establishment of Palestinian state in two years, thus strengthening the logic of a ‘Palestinian State First’ in the West Bank.
Palestinian Opposition to a PSPB Challenges Israel’s National Security
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, different Palestinian and Arab actors have stressed their opposition to the idea of a Palestinian state in Provisional Borders (PSPB). However in light of the current circumstances – the political deadlock, the gap between the sides and the inter-Palestinian split - this solution could be the most viable option.
‘Economic Peace’ and Security Gains in the West Bank could be Counterproductive
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Negotiations, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on August 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Jerusalem Post discusses a new study published by the Peres Center for Peace, which argues that economic peace, though a helpful tool, cannot replace a political solution with the Palestinians.
Not So Special (Relations) Anymore..
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Negotiations, Obama, Palestinian Challenges, Palestinian state, Political Process, Two State Solution on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Israeli-US tension may have been avoided if Israel had developed a new strategy regarding the political process. It still may not be too late for Israel to do so and influence the policies of the US. However, in the absence of a relevant strategy, Israel will continue to be led by the international community
Israel and the Political Process: Lead or be Led
Posted in National Security, tagged National Security, Obama, Political Process on May 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Quartet, Palestinians and Arab states all seem to be on the process of working on a ‘peace plan’. The lack of an Israeli initiative could significantly undermine the country’s position vis-à-vis negotiations with the Palestinians.

