Israeli left plays crucial role in peacemaking

by Michael Feige | 09/27/2011

The Palestinian bid for statehood and for acceptance as a full member in the United Nations has placed Israel and its ally, the United States, in a difficult diplomatic position. I wish to point to an important change in Israeli society that goes a long way to explain the decision of the Palestinians the isolation Israel currently faces in the world arena and maybe the future prospects for the area: The steep decline of the Israeli peace camp. In Israel, what is called "the left" was in power just less than 20 years ago.