The so-called 'Road Map to Peace' looks in many ways more like a 'Road Map to War'. How far would you agree with this assessment of US efforts to settle the Palestinian Question?

On September 17 2002 the Bush Administration made the unprecedented move of acknowledging the Palestinian right to a state - the first time any US government had done so, and with the backing of the UN, the EU and Russia (the 'quartet') the 'Road Map to Peace' was shaped - a plan that would result in an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. It is no secret that the US have been a strong supporter of Israel. The …

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