Both Israelis and Palestinians are beginning to believe that the negotiations re-launched two years ago to determine the future of Palestine are going nowhere. As a result, it is vitally important to work on those areas where intensive negotiations have the potential to produce quick results, with water rights being a prime example.
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PRAGUE β The global financial crisis may be grabbing all the headlines, but resolving it should not be allowed to crowd out other vital issues. In the Middle East, for example, Israelis and Palestinians β as well as many others around the world β are beginning to believe that the permanent status negotiations to determine the future of Palestine are going nowhere.