Little by little, Israelis and Palestinians are moving further and further from peace. Just three months ago, at the talks in Taba, an agreement was imminent. Today that looks like a remission, brief and delusional, in the course of an incurable disease. Now almost no one uses the word "peace". The Palestinians say they won't end their violence "until the occupation is completely over". Israel declares that it will not even enter negotiations "until violence ends completely". Each side knows that its ultimatum - even if morally correct - is unrealistic. Furthermore, both know that if they adhere to these demands, they will be caught in a vicious circle of violence and that, in the end, they will bring destruction on themselves. The occupation will go on, and the violence will not end. In any case, with a kind of blunting of the senses, they do nothing to get themselves out of this nightmare.
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