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Lecturer on Social Studies Professor Martin H. Peretz said the mere fact that the sides are agreeing to meet is an accomplishment but that achieving a lasting peace would "take a very long time...
Nadav Safran, Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, agreed with Peretz. He said the conference will probably not bring peace, but that "it is absolutely crucial for the peace process...
...Peretz warned that Israel should be wary of the process because of its close relationship with the U.S., which has a large stake in turning the conference into a success...
Sullivan's ascension was something of a surprise. Peretz announced one day nearly a year ago that Sullivan was the new deputy to Hertzberg. His sudden rise -- as well as his penchant for stories on such subjects as the ins and outs of black conservatism -- seemed to mark the culmination of Peretz's own political evolution...
Raised in East Grinstead, a working-class town south of London, Sullivan attended Oxford, where he read history and dabbled in drama and debate. While president of the Oxford Union, he met Peretz, who was participating in a debate on Middle East policies. Sullivan subsequently attended Harvard, where he earned a master's degree and worked summers at the New Republic; he returned to Harvard to complete his doctoral dissertation on conservative philosopher Michael Oakeshott...