When the Council discusses what is to happen after the…

When the Council discusses what is to happen after the cease-fire, we hear many formulas: back to 1956, back to 1948–I understand our neighbors would wish to turn the clock back to 1947. The fact is, however, that most clocks move forward and not backward, and this, I think, should be the case with the clock of Middle Eastern peace–not backward to belligerency, but forward to peace.

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