The founder of the Israeli organization, Israel Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), is a guy named Jeff Halper. Along with Naim Ateek, Halper recently spoke at the National Press Club (February 12, 2007) and provided his latest analysis of the prospects for peace in Palestine. His article, The Problem With Israel, was posted at Daily Kos sa few months ago, where it received a lot of attention. It provided a unique understanding about Israel's intentions regarding a Palestinian state. These intentions are seldom what they seem to be. He called Israel's actions over the decades "muddling through" by "conflict management" rather than making any real movement toward peace. Israeli leaders talk it up, in other words, but always seem to fall short when peace is threatening. At the same time, building on the West Bank continues as if there is an intention to stay (http://www.icahd.org/eng/).

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