Experts in Washington feel that the key to renewing talks between Israel and the Palestinians after the March 17 elections is the security issue. To get to that point, Israel must seriously examine the ideas proposed by the Americans during the talks guided by Secretary of State John Kerry. Israeli political willingness to seriously consider the proposals could advance and determine the fate of negotiations, should talks resume.
A senior State Department official spoke to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity about the security concepts of a future Israeli-Palestinian agreement. He had this to say:
