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January 12, 2017 | Dore Gold
About the author: Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center of Public Affairs, is a former ambassador of Israel to the United Nations (1997-1999) and the author of, among other books , Hatred’s Kingdom, The Fight for Jerusalem, and The Rise of Nuclear Iran.

This Sunday, France will host representatives from some 70 countries for a conference on resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Israel has declined to attend, and it is also not clear whether a Palestinian representative will be present. Explaining Israel’s decision, Dore Gold notes that direct, face-to-face talks succeeded in negotiations with Jordan and Egypt, and argues that these are the only way to achieve peace with the Palestinians. (Video, 5 minutes.)

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