Palestine-Israel talks are a road without a map
A freeze on settlements and recognition that the West Bank is occupied territory is necessary to turn the talks into true negotiations.
It is becoming necessary to define the terms associated with the ongoing impasse between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government.
To begin with, a clarification of the semantics associated with this process is imperative in view of the sole role that the United States has had in managing the talks for more than 20 years. With John Kerry visiting this crisis region seven times since he became secretary of state, clarity of the legal issues has become an urgent requirement.
