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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process (Preview)

DEVELOPMENTS

In a matter of weeks, President Bush will host the most direct diplomatic initiative in the Israeli Palestinian conflict since he took office. The United States will lead what Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has labeled an "international meeting" this November, with the goal of moving the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians forward and laying the groundwork for a future independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Encouraging signs from the Middle East in the past few months have reinvigorated the long-dormant peace process and raised the level of measured optimism among the parties involved. U.S. officials say they are encouraged by the consistent and substantive dialogue between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen). The two leaders persevere towards peace despite political opposition and uncertainty on both sides.

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About the Author

Robert Friedman

Robert Andrew Friedman is an Associate in the Washington D.C. office of Venable LLP. Robert is a non-resident Fellow at the Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law and a Truman National Security Fellow. Most recently, he was a Law Clerk on the Senate Judiciary Committee staff of Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-RI) where he worked on national security issues and executive and judicial nominations. He was previously an aide to Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) where he handled speechwriting, policy analysis and constituent outreach in the areas of immigration, education, and housing. Robert has also worked for the vice chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Robert graduated cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center where he was the Senior Notes Editor for the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. He received a B.A. in political science from Emory University and studied public international law and conflict resolution at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. He is currently pursuing an M.A. in Government from Johns Hopkins University.

November 1, 2007
First Issue - November 2007
Middle East