Any attempt to negotiate a final-status deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians soon will likely fail, as similar efForts have in the past. Rather than pursuing a comprehensive peace, the two parties should sign a provisional agreement that establishes a Palestinian state within temporary armistice boundaries. Without it, the Palestinians may abandon the idea of a two-state solution altogether

Any attempt to negotiate a final-status deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians soon will likely fail, as similar efForts have in the past. Rather than pursuing a comprehensive peace, the two parties should sign a provisional agreement that establishes a Palestinian state within temporary armistice boundaries. Without it, the Palestinians may abandon the idea of a two-state solution altogether