It is not an ideal peace. The fantasies that followed Oslo have long gone over the rainbow. They were unreal and never seriously related to this region of the world. Peace will be painful. Peace will take many years to develop.
Peace means breaking the political taboos of yester-years and of today.
There is no real alternative for either people. War, low intensity or higher intensity is more costly and will never provide a solution. The basic Middle Eastern realities will not change Israelis and Palestinians are here to stay. Only facing the decisions that should have been made decades ago by both peoples will enable both Israelis and Palestinian to focus their energies on building their lives rather than on destroying the lives of the other side. In conclusion, it should be clear that I am not particularly hopeful, but I have also not surrendered my truths and beliefs for fear and hatred.