By putting the core issue of Palestinian rights front and center, the
Palestinian leadership would be acknowledging a shift that is already
occurring within Palestinian society.
Young people and civil-society groups are increasingly focused on how to
secure individual rights, and regard their civil liberties as a
precursor to, rather than the result of, statehood. [Marwan Muasher]
Marwan Muasher, a former foreign
minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan, is Vice President for
Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His latest
book is The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralism.
