1.0 link 206962 <![CDATA[Second Round in a Long Bout]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daoud-kuttab/second-round-in-a-long-bo_b_206962.html The long-awaited Obama-Netanyahu meeting has finally taken place. If this were a boxing match, one would probably have to call the result of the latest round at the White House a tie.

A look at the post-summit transcripts shows that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stuck to his hardline position, refusing to pronounce the words "two-state solution", attempting to shift emphasis on Iran and reiterating the latest Israeli demand of Palestinians, namely to accept Israel as a state for the Jewish...

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