The idea that the Arabs have transcended the need for and use of power is simply delusional, as is the idea that they are prepared to enter into a kind of European Union with Israel. To delude themselves seems to be one of Israelis' most telling characteristics.
Some ambitious psychiatrists ought to take note.
Peres's vision is not just geographically but historically adrift. Europe does represent a different model of co-existence. But that came only after the nations of Europe spent the better part of five hundred years in almost constant warfare with each other. The Middle East is where Europe was a few centuries ago - with very young and unstable nations still violently contending for primacy and power. Forget about Israel.