Creating a vacuum China and Russia will fill.

Suing beats state-building.

No longer the paramount unifying issue.

A war that could have been prevented.

A new focus on bread-and-butter issues.

Last week, Mahmoud Abbas gained the approval of the Arab League for his plan to declare a Palestinian state unilaterally. Initial measures involve obtaining recognition. . .

As statements by Mahmoud Abbas and the Arab League confirm, recent peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have brought a final settlement no closer.