Helping broker a peace deal between Israel and Palestine should be one of Barack Obama's top priorities as president, said Yael Aronoff, Serling Chair in Israel Studies and assistant professor of international relations in MSU's James Madison College.
Aronoff, who spent part of her youth in Israel, said despite a full plate that includes a faltering economy and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama has pledged his commitment to helping bring peace to Gaza. But implementing any accord will be difficult, she added, and may call for international monitors along the border of Israel and Palestine.