Peace in the Middle East is cheaper than war. And this goes for the United States also. I think so. Arafat is old. Barak needs to deliver on his promises.
Peace is now the alternative to years of mess in the region.
The parties are well prepared. Even the question of Jerusalem is well penetrated. But we are talking about a region where you never know what's on the agenda the next morning. Of course Camp David can collapse. But the parties would not stay so long, perhaps another week now, if they were not prepared to land soon.