[SJackson]

I would date the beginning, at least the beginning of failure to the Madrid Conference. The decision to replace the joing "Palestinian" and Jordanian team, and though the "Palestinians" were in touch with Tunis, they were more moderate, as was Jordan, with Yasser Arafat. Who Bush I and Baker figured could rally the populace. And brought him back from Tunis. Yasser got the last laugh, he rallied the populace, but not around peace.

Not going to bother to look up the GDP per person in the West Bank and Gaza in those days, but in unadjusted for inflation currency, I'd guess triple what it is today. If I'm wrong, it's cause in double, their economy has only contracted by half.

Great idea, did a lot for the Arabs.

[Netz]

Solution will come about via compromise like all negotiations. Problem is, is that this word [compromise] does not exist in the Arab Muslim language, hence, no peace yet.