Call Me Back - with Dan Senor The Two-State Solution - with Haviv Rettig Gur
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Dec 18, 2023 
Political analyst and commentator Haviv Rettig Gur explores the prospects of a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians. The podcast discusses the rise of anti-Semitism, the Biden administration's support for Israel, and the shift in the Israeli left's perspective towards finding peace with the Palestinians. It also examines the trajectory of Fatah from militancy to moderation and analyzes the perception of the US reining in Israel. The chapter concludes with exploring the perspectives of Americans and leaders in the Arab world on the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.
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Israeli Left Shattered by Terrorism
- The Israeli left, fractured by the Second Intifada and terrorism, lost majority support after repeated violence during peace efforts.
- Ordinary Israelis fear Palestinian concessions will only lead to catastrophic consequences, deeply mistrusting Palestinian political intentions.
Peace Needs Narrative Change
- Peace requires changing the national stories both Palestinians and Israelis tell themselves about each other.
- Without addressing these narratives at the societal level, top-down peace processes are doomed to fail.
Roots of Extremism and Moderation
- Hamas's ideology mixes nationalism with Islamic renewal, making its rejectionist stance deeply rooted and harder to moderate.
- Religious conservative Islamist leaders like Mansour Abbas can moderate more effectively by trusting divine timing rather than political revolution.