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can anything end this crisis?
A selection of commentary and background reports on the current crisis, with an overview of the most recent proposals to resume peace negotiations.


can Anything End This Crisis?

Selected articles on what it might take to achieve a cease-fire and get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.

Proposals for Resuming Peace Negotiations

Since the outbreak of the second Palestinian intifada, in September 2000, there have been several attempts to resume peace talks, from the "Mitchell Report" to the "Tenet Plan" to the recent Saudi proposal. Here are summaries of these reports and proposals, with links to the full texts.

Background Readings

Reports published on the Web dealing with the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as examinations of the military tactics of both sides.


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