What Commentary Gets Wrong About Olmert-Abbas Negotiations

Lesson In Futility?

Why did Ehud Olmert's offer to Mahmoud Abbas in September of 2008 fail? Bernard Avishai sets the record straight.

Published May 28 2013 12:45PM EDT

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We offered them compromise and they came back with violence. They never miss a chance to miss an opportunity.The latest installment in this melodrama, according to Jonathan

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What Commentary Gets Wrong About Olmert-Abbas Negotiations

Why did Ehud Olmert's offer to Mahmoud Abbas in September of 2008 fail? Bernard Avishai sets the record straight.

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Bernard Avishai