No Deal Possible

Emanuele Ottolenghi writes for Standpoint a wise analysis of the reasons why it is impossible for the two sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to make peace. He finds it is a zero-sum game, there is no way for both sides to simultaneously achieve their minimum acceptable outcome. Ottolenghi's conclusion:

The Arab-Israeli conflict defies solution. It has always done so. It will continue to do so in the near future. Trying once more what failed before is doomed to beget more failure. It is time the West recognized that the differences between the two sides are irreconcilable — and the sooner the better.

Hat tip to RealClearWorld for the link.