Is the settlement project harmful for Israel? What does a U.S. push for a two-state solution mean? What exactly is up for negotiation, and why is the peace process not moving forward? If one asks four different people, one may get four fundamentally different answers.

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's addresses to the United Nations on the Palestinian bid for statehood in September 2011 were not a debate between disagreeing parties. Their speeches hardly even attempted to appeal to the same audience. Rather, the debate reflected two incompatible views on which international institutions have the legitimacy to intervene in the conflict. This seminar will explore the inherent logic of these narratives and discuss how they resonate with American political discourse.

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