Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said any talks aimed at reaching a two-state solution must include Jerusalem.
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But even David Gross, who coordinates information policy at the State Department, emphasized that any solution would have to be flexible, because the internet is changing every day.
Germany has been against this simple but certain path from the start but it seems about to open the gates to this hard road at the end of the month, when Europe must state its solution to the imminent unraveling of the EU financial system or perish.
Obama's chief fundraiser in Florida, Kirk Wagar, has said that the Clinton campaign has signaled it will accept a solution that will result in seating half of the state delegates at the convention.