Netanyahu and Abbas are prisoners of their political constituents

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Middle East Peace Process
Prospects for the Obama-led peace negotiations?
Immediate prospects for peace seem bleak
Netanyahu and Abbas are prisoners of their political constituents
Fragile political alliances give disproportionate leverage to extremes
Need to be seen to be "getting the better deal"
Need to retain domestic political support
Right now everybody is worse off
Israel has rejected Obama's call for settlement freeze
All the conflicts of the Middle East are so intertwined now
Israeli and Palestinian negotiating positions pull against peace
Palestinian politics being turned upside down
Status quo fuelling extremists on both sides
This is a perception, but positive outcomes are possible.
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