“Why plans for a two-state solution in the Middle East have failed.”. International Journal on World Peace. March 1, 2008: “The plan for a Palestinian state failed to comprehend that the Palestinians, unlike the Jews, had not created an apparatus for self-government.”
Thomas Friedman. “This Is Not a Test”. New York Times. January 24, 2009: “The Palestinians are so fragmented politically and geographically that half of U.S. diplomacy is going to be about how to make peace between Palestinians, and build their institutions, so there is a coherent, legitimate decision-making body there — before we can make peace between Israelis and Palestinians.”