Is a Peaceful Peace Process Born to Fail?

JL;DR SUMMARY Nathan Thrall, from the International Crisis Group, argues in his book "The Only Language they Understand" that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is bound to fail unless force, whether in the form of tough diplomatic pressure or physical violence, is applied to push for real concessions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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