Wesley Clark agrees with top Israeli security officials who say Israel must do more politically to draw the Palestinians into peace talks. The Democratic candidate for president said it is up to the Palestinians to initiate a return to peace talks by ending terrorism, but he agreed with the Israeli army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Moshe Ya’alon, and four former heads of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence service, who suggested recently that Israel’s government relies too much on force.
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