Editorial
The past seven years have seen a sustained disengagement from the political process and a growing tendency towards the path of violence and counter-violence. The hopes that had prevailed in the first half of the year 2000 have given way to mounting hatred, lack of trust and belligerency. Many victims have fallen on both sides. Many changes have also occurred on the ground - mainly the expansion of Jewish settlements and the integration of their infrastructure into that of Israel. These changes have led to the perception among many Palestinians that the proposed two-state solution is no longer viable and that the only remaining course is to engage in a protracted struggle for decades to come. In their view, Israel has shown clear evidence that it is not interested in making peace with its neighbors, and that the sole preoccupation of Israeli decision-makers remains the search for more land grabs and for ways to scuttle any likelihood of withdrawal from the occupied territories.
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