Words of a wise man

Today’s Washington Post has an excellent OpenEd by former US President Jimmy Carter. Being the man who produced the most significant contribution to Israel's security in modern time with the Camp David accords he knows the Middle East. In the Ed he speaks up against both the Israeli and US policies and conclude that there has never been any attempts for longstanding peace even though that’s what the majority in all communities want.

Leaders on both sides ignore strong majorities that crave peace, allowing extremist-led violence to preempt all opportunities for building a political consensus. Traumatized Israelis cling to the false hope that their lives will be made safer by incremental unilateral withdrawals from occupied areas, while Palestinians see their remnant territories reduced to little more than human dumping grounds surrounded by a provocative "security barrier" that embarrasses Israel's friends and that fails to bring safety or stability.

Indeed a wise man.