[colorado tanker]

The Arab states are tired of supporting what is a racket. The Palis don't want to be a nation state with all the scrutiny and responsibility that comes with it. They want to keep up the myth of the "occupation" and collect all the foreign aid that is sent their way while the leadership takes their cut and gets rich.

That has been apparent since 2000, when Clinton brokered deal that got the Palis 95%+ of the West Bank and Gaza, but Arafart turned it down and went back to war. And got even richer.

[BeauBo]

I have heard it said that the Clinton Peace Deal(s) didn’t work, because both sides kept getting what they wanted from the status quo - Palestinians got foreign aid to plunder, and Israelis kept gradually accumulating land.

A real deal has to be based on a correct understanding of what is most important to the parties involved.