Key point, " But long term, the United States does have influence and for a long time, it hasn't wielded that influence, that is to say, to urge the Israelis - partly because we give them a lot of money - to abandon the West Bank, to move to a two state solution, and say, look, you're not going to get...it hasn't used its ties, its connections yet to - I don't see - further these goals." The USA under all Presidents including Biden has not used it's power to pressure the Israelis to sit down for a long time not since Clinton. Richard, this was a brilliant episode, while seemingly complex and I don't agree with everything Endelman said (small example, he starts by saying Constantinople which shows his bias instead of Istanbul which has been for almost 600 years), he provides insight, history and nuance. Well done!
Key point, " But long term, the United States does have influence and for a long time, it hasn't wielded that influence, that is to say, to urge the Israelis - partly because we give them a lot of money - to abandon the West Bank, to move to a two state solution, and say, look, you're not going to get...it hasn't used its ties, its connections yet to - I don't see - further these goals." The USA under all Presidents including Biden has not used it's power to pressure the Israelis to sit down for a long time not since Clinton. Richard, this was a brilliant episode, while seemingly complex and I don't agree with everything Endelman said (small example, he starts by saying Constantinople which shows his bias instead of Istanbul which has been for almost 600 years), he provides insight, history and nuance. Well done!