Palestinian Leadership Key to Achieving Peace with Israel, Court Ruling Suggests
An international court's ruling implies that credible Palestinian leadership, such as that potentially offered by Marwan Barghouti, is crucial for establishing an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. The ruling acknowledges a widely recognized international blueprint for peace.
<p>With a large majority of UN member states recognizing Palestine on the 1967 lines, there is a clear international blueprint for creating an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. What has been missing is credible Palestinian leadership of the kind that the imprisoned politician Marwan Barghouti could provide.</p>