US Must Sell Peace Talks To Israeli, Palestinian Public
By Daoud Kuttab Peace talks generally require a parallel strategy aimed at communicating and convincing a reluctant public of its importance, value and ultimate benefits to the warring parties. One might think that nine months of publicly stated “secret” talks would require little communication. But the contrary is the case. The United States, which […]
The Kerry Talks: Why the US Needs to Be in the Room
By Daoud Kuttab Students of political negotiations might remember the long and difficult discussions in Paris about the shape of the negotiating table for the talks to end the Vietnam War. In the Palestinian-Israeli context, the discussion is not so much on the shape of the table as it is about the participants at the table. One of […]