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Netanyahu's five-pronged strategy to delay a two-state solution

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a multi-element, comprehensive plan to thwart the threat of negotiations toward a two-state solution.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 24, 2015.  REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool - RTX1VJZM
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Nov. 24, 2015. — REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin

A two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution seems further away today than ever. Yet, the Israeli prime minister’s office doesn't take this for granted and has developed a multipronged strategy as insurance.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to place roadblocks in the path of any political process designed to bring about a two-state solution, according to a senior European Union official in Brussels who visits the region on a regular basis and spoke to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity.

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