Hillary Working For a Two State Solution

The Middle East boggles the mind. Israel bombs the life out of Gaza. We give $900 million for reconstruction of Gaza. Hamas starts its shenanigans again. Israel threatens to start bombing Gaza again and the madness goes round and round. Both sides seem so righteous and so stubborn. It's what might happen if you put the hard left in the U.S. and the hard right together on some land. 

Hillary has entered the fray for the first time as Secretary of State. If anyone can help, it's Hillary. She's ambitious and wants to make a mark. A peace deal would be a stroke of genius:

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message that could put her at odds with the country's next leader: Movement toward the establishment of a Palestinian state is "inescapable."
At the same time, Clinton said she would not dictate orders to Israel, saying the Jewish state would determine its interests. In her first visit to the region as secretary of state, she also pledged "unrelenting" support for Israel's security.
Prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu opposes Palestinian statehood and has been critical of peace talks. But after meeting Clinton, he said the two had "found a common language."

Though Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state (I totally don't get that), he seemed to conclude that they could work together:

Haaretz: Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying following their meeting that he had "found common ground with Clinton in attaining the common goals of our two countries."

"We need to think creatively in order to move forward and create a different reality, both in terms of security and politically, and this is a common goal for both sides," Netanyahu added.

Clinton met with Netanyahu after having met with President Shimon Peres and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni earlier in the day as part of a 36-hour visit, her first trip to Israel in her new capacity as secretary of state.

Netanyahu did not offer details on his meeting with Clinton, but mentioned that the conversation between them "was deep, important and good."

"We spoke about the Iranian issue and the Palestinian issue and we promised to meet again after the establishment of a government [in Israel]. We will work together closely in order to bring peace and prosperity to the region," Netanyahu concluded.

Hillary's also working to create better relations with Syria, which is next to Iraq. That's part of the regional strategy for peace.