The latest attempt by the United States alongside Qatar and Egypt to find an agreement for a ceasefire has again failed to produce a breakthrough. A well-respected Palestinian TV commentator, Nasser Laham, argued that in the last 40 years, every time the United States has tried to mediate in the Middle East conflict, it has failed. He noted that the Oslo Accords were reached without U.S. involvement, and he quoted top Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreeing not to tell the Americans, “otherwise they might thwart” the effort. Читать дальше...