Daniel C. Kurtzer holds the S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Middle East Policy Studies at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. During a 30-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Kurtzer served as Ambassador to Egypt (1997-2001) and as Ambassador to Israel (2001-2005).
It is not hard to define what needs to be done to achieve peace between Israel and
Palestine, yet a lack of leadership as well as psychological concerns are among the
factors keeping the obvious solution – two states – from happening.