The false urgency of the Israeli-Palestinian 'peace process'

Almost lost in the avalanche of news about Russia‘s aggression in the Ukraine is that from President Obama‘s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. But that meeting may prove to have been more important.

The events leading up to the meeting were crafted by Obama to give a sense of urgency to the “peace process” that has failed – again and again – to deliver peace between Israel, neighboring Arab nations and the Palestinians. It is an urgency Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry keep talking about but doesn’t really exist.