Reuven Rivlin: What Israel should do to lay the groundwork for peace – Even as peace remains elusive, the nation must attend to the basic needs of all who live there. | Washington Post

Reuven Rivlin: What Israel should do to lay the groundwork for peace – Even as peace remains elusive, the nation must attend to the basic needs of all who live there. | Washington Post

As I write this, there is no currently viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There is no diplomatic process underway, and no indication of imminent negotiations. Yet, even with no way forward, even with no clear timetable for an end to the conflict — the tragedy that envelops us all — we are duty bound to recognize where and how we can take effective action to improve the prospect that we will be able to live together, Jews and Arabs, in our region as we are destined rather than doomed to do….