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Road Map Torn by Ambiguity
(Los Angeles Times) - Max Abrahms There is something intellectually dishonest about a "peace process" that tacitly promises mutually exclusive demands to the Israelis and Palestinians by papering over their differences until they inevitably collide. This "creative ambiguity" formed the basis of the failed Oslo accords in the 1990s. The road-map initiative implies that a peaceful resolution is in hand - just don't ask the Israelis or Palestinians what they are agreeing upon. Creative ambiguity may give the illusion of progress, but it will only inflate expectations and lead to disappointment and more violence.