And the one insight: To all our opponents and even friends who tell us
that our lack of success in reaching an agreement with the Palestinians 1s the root of all the troubles in the Middle East — the original sin! — I say: this 1s not true!
Even if I, in 2000 (or Rabin and Peres in 1994 or Olmert in 2008), were to have reached a peace treaty with the Palestinians — which would have been implemented a long time ago the "Muslim Brotherhood" would still have taken control over Egypt and AI-Sisi would still have taken it back a short time after.
¢ Syria would still have been
embroiled in a bitter civil war. And Iran — would still be striving for
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