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It is difficult to think of anything that has failed as often as the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Nathan Thrall of the International Crisis Group argues in his book, \u201cThe Only Language they Understand: Forcing Compromise in Israel and Palestine,\u201d that nice negotiations and incentives will never be enough for the stiff-necked people on either side of the Green Line. He claims that only force \u2013 either tough diplomatic pressure or actual physical violence \u2013 has ever generated real concessions. Thrall discusses why he has reached that conclusion and its implications for reaching a peace accord someday.

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