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Comment: Mapping out peace in Mideast

There's an opening to end the Mideast stalemate

As the American envoy to the Middle East peace process during the Clinton administration, I worked closely with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, often sitting across a table from him around the clock, seven days a week.

After the violence that followed the Aqaba summit, most Middle East observers are pessimistic about the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate finally breaking.

Once again high hopes are giving way to despair in the Middle East. While the Bush administration still speaks of progress being made between Israelis and Palestinians, it's difficult to see it.

Although the timing of the appointment can be attributed to the Bush administration's determination not to deal with Yasser Arafat and the pressure of the international community, the idea of having a prime minister came from Palestinian reformers within the territories who were sick of corruption and wanted to see the Palestinians institute a rule of law.

Having conceded Syria to Moscow, the US president should now tell Russia to rein in Iran

As Congress evaluates the deal, the Obama administration needs to address all the vulnerabilities

Since the 1994 signing of the Gaza-Jericho agreement in Cairo when Yasser Arafat disrupted the ceremony and embarrassed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Egypt has done little to promote progress between Israelis and Palestinians.