Hopes for Israeli-Palestinian Harmony? Not Many, Scholars Say

With a new U.S. president preparing to take office and Israeli elections on the horizon, an overflow crowd gathered here on Monday at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association for a panel on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The panel had a hopeful title—“Models of Coexistence: A Universe of Possible Solutions in Israel/Palestine”—but the speakers' outlook was grim. The window of opportunity for creating a two-state solution is closing

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