I don't think any movie or any book or any work of art can solve the stalemate in the Middle East today. But it's certainly worth a try.
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Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.
In the Middle East, it is clear that peace will never be reached without solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A two-state solution must be found and enforced.
I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in the Middle East.
Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict. Unfortunately, there are extremists on both sides who oppose a peaceful resolution and instead choose violence.
I wrote and finished the script for 'Man in the Middle' two weeks after the September 11 bombing. It's a very American film about an ex-diplomat based in the Middle East, a leader in the U.S. administration who now sells used cars in the Middle East.
You have to look at the history of the Middle East in particular. It has been one of failure and frustration, of feudalism and tribalism.
If you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Is there going to be a peace in the Middle East? Not in my lifetime.
There can't be real peace without improving the integration of Arab society and making it part of the political game.
I have a background and an understanding of what's happened in the Middle East that a lot of people don't have, because there's been no interest.
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