Obama’s record on Israeli-Palestinian peace: The president’s disquieting silence (Khaled Elgindy, Brookings)

U.S. President Barack Obama’s meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in late September renewed speculation about what, if anything, the president would do to advance the goal of Israeli-Palestinian peace before he leaves office. With just four months left in his term, and virtually no chance of resuming negotiations before then, the president is reportedly considering the option of laying out the basic parameters of a final status agreement, perhaps in the form of a U.N. Security Council resolution, as a way to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution under a future U.S. administration.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/10/06/obamas-record-on-israeli-palestinian-peace-the-presidents-disquieting-silence/

A view from the West Bank: Three key takeaways (Khaled Elgindy, Brookings)

While much of the outside world has focused on the current wave of violence in Israel and the West Bank, far less attention is paid to the causes behind it and the context in which it is occurring. In meetings last month in Ramallah and Jerusalem with a range of Palestinian politicians, journalists, and analysts, as well as with senior U.S. officials, it was clear that the attacks reflect the deepening anger and despondency among Palestinians.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/markaz/posts/2016/03/21-west-bank-trip-report-elgindy