beyondzerosum

Great news today that the President is going to visit Israel along with several other stops in the Middle East.  It appears that despite what many pundits have said, the President is willing to spend political capital in trying to create two states for two peoples, side-by-side.

J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami issued this quote:

“After two-and-a-half years of deadlock in the peace process, this trip is indeed welcome news. Thousands in the pro-Israel, pro-peace community have been working toward bold US leadership on a two-state solution, which is necessary for Israel’s security, democracy and Jewish character.”

Additionally, J Street said the following:

J Street has spent the past four years building support within the Jewish community for an American-led peace initiative. Polling shows an overwhelming majority of American Jews, like Americans as a whole, support a two-state solution under which an independent Palestine would be established alongside Israel. Majorities of both Israelis and Palestinians also support the two-state solution.

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