The Israeli-Palestinian meeting in Washington this week is yet another diplomatic effort brokered by the United States in the most intractable conflict in the Middle East that stretches back for decades.
For modern presidents who have served since the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, efforts to reach what used to be called an Arab-Israeli peace have failed. The results produced years of the most frustrating scenario in diplomacy – a never-ending stalemate.
So why is Secretary of State John ...
