no more useless than most of the others I have seen. Another article attacking Palestine leaders that dare to take the realistic approach that pace will come at a price, in affect other call for the Hamas solution, death to the Jews and all the land from the river to the sea, as the only one that should be acceptable to the Palestinian people. And its no surprise to find its coming from someone not having to live with the reality of Hamas rule, but someone safe in the 'West'. Followed of course by the standard bile spitting messages from those with 'difficulties ' with the existence of Israel. Thank you for this illuminating piece, Laila. Your care in acknowledging the specific people you are quoting makes me more confident these views are representative than other journalists' generalisations. The message about Israel's intransigence actually comes over very clearly from the leaks. Perhaps this will make public opinion press the British and American governments to be less indulgent to Israel in future. Another article attacking Palestine leaders that dare to take the realistic approach that pace will come at a price. I don't know if you noticed this, but the Palestinians made concession after concession, none of which made the slightest difference. That's not "realism," that's desperation. And the price you talk about is instransigence from the Israeli side. It's good to have a Palestinian perspective; there seems to be a reluctance in the West even to concede that those living