Two State Solution: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Resume! (July 29, 2013)

Huh?
You have NOOoooooo idea.
This is NOT what the media make you believe it to be.
tut-tut.

Well, they will either produce a peace agreement or they won't.

I really didn't think Mr. Kerry would get even this far. He's already managed to achieve the impossible. And since he's achieved the impossible once already, maybe he can do it again. So maybe there is still hope. Maybe, even after this past decade of endless hate and anti-Semitism, peace can still be achieved.

We'll have to see how it all turns out. I see a small sliver of hope, and I'm grasping onto it.

OK, g'luck buddy.

It is hard to imagine a Pal leader agreeing to any reasonable peace plan. The Pal leaders know that, should one agree to a reasonable agreement, he would be assassinated forthwith.

I am all for it, Oralloy, totally, 150%, incontrovertibly, absolutely, ... .

I hope it flies!!!!!!

I think they are taking steps to prevent that. I'm not sure what all those steps are, but I suspect the steps include having all the Arab states publicly and enthusiastically endorse the agreement (should agreement be reached). That will undercut any arguments that the Palestinians got some sort of "bad deal".


One choice that will impact whether these negotiations succeed or not is: what everyone does about Hamas. They can either try to marginalize them or bring them into the process.

I hope they try to bring them into the process if at all possible. That will lead to Hamas becoming more moderate in their viewpoints.

If they marginalize Hamas, it will almost certainly make them resort to great violence.

There are some good signs. The most notable good sign is the sheer absence of any information leaks from either side.

All sides are taking this very seriously and everyone is doing their very best to ensure that absolutely nothing undermines the negotiations.

Of course, that leads to frustration for those of us eager for updates, but it's still a great sign that the negotiators might actually finally succeed in making peace.