New Israeli conditions stall peace process

Israel's status as an occupying power in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and its imposition of new conditions for peace, are further entangling negotiations with the Palestinians.
U.N. Middle Eastern Envoy Tony Blair (L-R), European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Palestinian representative Saeb Erekat, an unidentified man, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, an unidentified Russian advisor, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend a meeting of the Middle East Quartet on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDe
Tony Blair, Catherine Ashton, John Kerry, Tzipi Livni, Saeb Erekat, Ban Ki-moon and Sergey Lavrov attend a meeting of the Middle East Quartet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, New York, Sept. 27, 2013. - REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Clovis Maksoud

Too many new issues — or are they problems? — arose simultaneously in the last few days pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian question.

To begin with, during the Munich Security Conference, a meeting was held by the Quartet (the European Union, United Nations, United States and Russia) to discuss developments in the Israeli-Palestinian issue and especially the “framework” that is being designed by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

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