By Tova Dvorin, INN
The US may be in a bit of a political snafu, a new poll reveals.
The Truman Institute revealed statistics Tuesday showing that both Israelis and Palestinian Arabs want a two-state solution – but without US involvement.
Just 41% of Israelis surveyed believed that Israel is obligated to accept a two-state solutionbrokered through the US, down from 52% at the beginning of President Barack Obama’s term. 43% believe that Israel must reject a two-statesolution even if there is pressure from the United States to accept a deal.
Among Palestinian Arabs, the decrease is more dramatic: only 36% are ready to accept a two-state solution under US pressure, down from 47% at the beginning of Obama’s term.
The objection is only to US involvement, however; both sides support the two-state solution itself, the poll reveals. The percentage who support a two-statesolution remains stable and high on both sides – 63% of Israelis and 53% of Palestinians.
The survey also found that in light of the ongoing American involvement in talks, 39% of Israelis think that this involvement will succeed and 29% of Israelis think that US involvement will fail. At the beginning of Obama’s term, the numbers held at 42% and 30%, respectively.
The US cannot impose peace upon parties that do not want it.
And the Palestinian Arabs reject compromise peace of ANY kind with Israel.
This has yet to sink in with Secretary Kerry and his staff. Peace under present day circumstances between the Palestinian Arabs and Israel is impossible.