How the Abraham Accords Can Ease the Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Proving its critics wrong.
June 28, 2022
It only recognizes Palestinian claims to Israel’s capital.
To celebrate the 70th anniversary Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, British diplomats hosted festivities across the world, including two in Israel—one, for Palestinians, in the Israeli capital and another, for Israelis, in Tel Aviv. Alastair Kirk notes that this odd arrangement reflects London’s longstanding claim, supposedly based on UN Security Council Resolution 242, that Jerusalem is not really part of the Jewish state:
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Login or SubscribeProving its critics wrong.
It only recognizes Palestinian claims to Israel’s capital.
Meanwhile, a Shiite cleric who fought the U.S. is about to send his followers into the streets.
Even older than their Christian counterparts.
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