Publication

This paper argues that US secretary of state John Kerry’s 2013-2014 attempt to bring about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has failed. According to the author, the reasons for the failure can be traced to an insistence on the adoption of the Oslo final-status format that had already failed twice as the foundation for ending the conflict. He also contends that Kerry's objective of ending the conflict in nine months was unrealistic and that he should have limited his negotiating objectives and involvement to more attainable goals.