Dennis Ross

Ambassador Dennis Ross is the counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former senior official dealing with the Middle East in the Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Obama administrations.

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Recognising a symbolic Palestinian state will only help Israel’s far right block a real one

Instead of empty gestures, Western leaders could have pressed for a detailed post-war plan – securing Gaza, removing Hamas from power, reforming the Palestinian Authority, and laying real foundations for future statehood

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Israeli far-right cabinet members Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich (Image: Getty)