Sun Feb 12 2012
THE TORONTO STAR
It's hard not to be deeply pessimistic about direct Middle East peace talks launching in Washington; the world has seen this movie before, and it usually has an unhappy ending.
It's been 17 years since the Oslo Process paved the way for Palestinian statehood, only to unravel at the Camp David summit a decade ago.
Yet amidst the gloom, there are grounds for hope that this new round of negotiations -- the first face-to-face talks in nearly two years -- may yet produce significant results within its 12-month deadline.
Both sides are running out of time.
But the reality is that the West Bank has emerged as a relative success story in recent years. Above all, there is simply no good alternative to negotiating, for if the two sides are not talking to each other, they are more likely to be shooting at each other.
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