Abbas sits atop a newly invigorated Palestinian Authority; the West Bank is completely secure. They want peace but will adopt a one-state solution if Netanyahu turns his back on Palestinian progress. Israel must act now.
The way forward is to concentrate on solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which, because the many problems of the region are so interlinked, can create, in turn, momentum for dealing with the other regional disputes that feed it.
War in Lebanon highlights the lack of options, and victors, in the Middle East.
Five years after 9/11 the United States is not winning the inaptly named "war" on terrorism.
Arafat's death opened a real window for peace--but it won't stay open for long.